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. 2014 Dec;4(6):470–479. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-3652.2014.12.07

Table 3. Radiation exposure stratified according to gender and BMI.

SSDE (mGy), median (IQR) Female (n=159) Male (n=181) P value
Overall 13.1 (8.2-28.2) 19.9 (12.0-30.3) <0.001
BMI <25 8.5 (6.7-13.8) 10.9 (8.3-16.7) 0.086
BMI 25-29.9 11.5 (8.3-16.1) 16.7 (12.8-24.0) <0.001
BMI 30-34.9 26.8 (12.3-45.8) 29.8 (19.6-37.2) 0.371
BMI ≥35 39.2 (23.6-51.7) 33.4 (27.0-54.3) 0.884

BMI, body mass index (kg/m2); SSDE, size specific dose estimate; IQR, interquartile range.