Table 3. Comparation of metabolic phenotypes between smokers and never-smokers.
| Metabolic parameters | Patients | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. | Smokers | Never-smokers | ||
| pSUVmax | 0.004 | |||
| No. of patients [%] | 198 [100] | 77 [39] | 121 [61] | |
| Mean ± SD | 12.5±6.4 | 9.9±5.9 | ||
| Range | 0.5–35.2 | 0.6–37.7 | ||
| nSUVmax | 0.229 | |||
| No. of patients [%] | 102 [52] | 43 [22] | 59 [30] | |
| Mean ± SD | 10.8±4.9 | 9.5±5.5 | ||
| Range | 3.2–24.5 | 3.1–31.0 | ||
| mSUVmax | 0.651 | |||
| No. of patients [%] | 69 [35] | 25 [13] | 44 [22] | |
| Mean ± SD | 10.1±5.6 | 9.5±5.8 | ||
| Range | 2.6–27.4 | 0.5–29.8 | ||
pSUVmax, maximum standardized uptake value of primary tumor; SD, standard deviation; nSUVmax, maximum standardized uptake value of metastatic lymph nodes; mSUVmax, maximum standardized uptake value of distant metastases.