Table 2:

Comparison of Soft Tissue SUVs in Case and Control Subjects

	Patients with Sleep Apnea (n = 72)	Control Subjects (n = 30)	P Value*	P Value†
Primary soft tissue SUVs
Genioglossus (middle slice only)	1.25 ± 0.21	1.37 ± 0.30	0.0645	0.0459
Genioglossus	1.28 ± 0.20	1.41 ± 0.31	0.0482	0.0296
Control muscle SUVs
Masseter	1.01 ± 0.16	0.92 ± 0.24	0.0773	0.3813
Pterygoid	1.14 ± 0.23	1.06 ± 0.23	0.1392	0.6962
Subcutaneous fat deposits SUVs
Neck fat	0.43 ± 0.19	0.40 ± 0.19	0.4861	0.4362
Submental fat	0.51 ± 0.20	0.50 ± 0.25	0.8047	0.9510

Definition of abbreviation: SUV = standardized uptake value.

Significant differences (P < 0.05) are presented in bold.

^*P value from t test.

^†P value from linear regression model adjusted for age, body mass index, sex, and race.