Table 1.
The joint-SUVmean and intra-articular SUVmax of the knees according to K/L grades
| n | Age (yr) | BW (kg) | HT(cm) | BMI (kg/m2) | SUVmax | SUVmean | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee joints |
Total |
166 |
55.3±11.7 |
62.7±11.7 |
162.9±8.6 |
23.5±3.2 |
1.58 ± 0.49 |
0.91 ± 0.20 |
| |
Male |
82 |
55.7 ± 12.1 |
69.3±11.1** |
169.5±6.2** |
24.1±3.1** |
1.62 ± 0.48 |
0.94 ± 0.19* |
| |
Female |
84 |
54.9 ± 11.4 |
56.1±8.2 |
156.6±5.2 |
22.9±3.3 |
1.53 ± 0.49 |
0.88 ± 0.20 |
| K/L grade |
0 |
34 |
46.7 ± 11.3 |
63.9±12.9 |
163.1±10.3 |
23.8±3.1 |
1.42 ± 0.36 |
0.85 ± 0.18 |
| |
I |
61 |
55.1 ± 11.5 |
62.1±10.4 |
162.8±7.9 |
23.3±3.1 |
1.55 ± 0.45 |
0.88 ± 0.20 |
| |
II |
38 |
58.6 ± 10.5 |
63.7±14.2 |
164.1±9.0 |
23.5±4.1 |
1.61 ± 0.58 |
0.96 ± 0.19 |
| |
III |
33 |
60.6 ± 8.9 |
61.3±9.7 |
161.8±7.4 |
23.3±2.7 |
1.70 ± 0.51 |
0.97 ± 0.22 |
| |
IV |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| p-value | <0.01** | 0.738 | 0.741 | 0.916 | 0.065 | 0.037* | ||
value = mean ± SD.
BW; body weight, HT; height, BMI; body mass index.
*; p < 0.05, **; p < 0.01.