Table 4.

Comparison of ¹⁸  F-FDG-PET/CT results between the NWL and NWO subjects by gender

	Men			p	Women			P
	Total	NWL	NWO		Total	NWL	NWO
	(N = 66)	(N = 33)	(N = 33)		(N = 98)	(N = 49)	(N = 49)
SUVmean, jugular vein	1.15 ± 0.19	1.18 ± 1.19	1.12 ± 0.19	0.267	1.15 ± 0.24	1.15 ± 0.25	1.16 ± 0.24	0.736
SUVmean, carotid artery	1.60 ± 0.26	1.56 ± 0.28	1.63 ± 0.25	0.232	1.59 ± 0.35	1.52 ± 0.33	1.65 ± 0.35	0.058
SUVmax, carotid artery	1.83 ± 0.33	1.76 ± 0.31	1.90 ± 0.33	0.067	1.82 ± 0.41	1.74 ± 0.40	1.90 ± 0.41	0.057
TBRmean, carotid artery	1.40 ± 0.17	1.33 ± 0.15	1.47 ± 0.16	0.001	1.38 ± 0.22	1.33 ± 0.20	1.43 ± 0.22	0.015
TBRmax, carotid artery	1.60 ± 0.23	1.50 ± 0.18	1.71 ± 0.22	<0.001	1.59 ± 0.27	1.54 ± 0.26	1.65 ± 0.27	0.038

NWL, normal weight lean; NWO, normal weight obesity; N, number; SUVmean/max, mean/maximum standardized uptake value; TBRmean/max, mean/maximum target-to-background ratio. Data are presented as mean ± SD. The p values represent differences between groups determined by the independent two-sample t-test.