Table 3. Univariate analysis of patients’ data.

Characteristic	Benign, n (%)	Malignant, n (%)	P
Patient age (years)	58±9.1*	64.2±11.1*	0.045
Gender
Male	14 (25.5)	31 (56.4)	0.169
Female	1 (1.8)	9 (16.4)
Smoking history
No	0	5 (9.1)	0.189
Yes	15 (27.3)	35 (63.6)
Nodule diameter (cm)	1.93±0.66*	1.92±0.53*	0.960
SUVmax	2.29±1.31*	4.54±2.80*	0.005

*, Values are mean ± standard deviation. SUV_max, maximum standard uptake value.