Table 3.

Comparison of the change in parameters between the 2 FDG PET/CT scans according to patients’ HIV serostatus.

	HIV
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Change in parameters	Yes (n = 18)	No (n = 34)	t	P
Weight (kg)	2.77 ± 5.92	4.49 ± 10.41	−0.648	.520
BMI (kg/m2)	1.03 ± 2.10	1.75 ± 3.86	−0.738	.464
FBS (mmol/L)	0.05 ± 1.2	−0.63 ± 2.21	1.203	.235
Administered FDG (mCi)	−0.26 ± 1.37	0.55 ± 1.55	−1.875	.067
Ascending aorta
SUVmax	0.02 ± 0.81	−0.04 ± 0.94	0.208	.836
TBR	0.07 ± 0.42	0.05 ± 0.61	0.085	.933
Carotid artery
SUVmax	−0.13 ± 0.59	0.06 ± 0.92	−0.803	.426
TBR	0.01 ± 0.46	0.00 ± 0.57	0.087	.931
Abdominal aorta
SUVmax	−0.18 ± 1.08	−0.15 ± 0.72	−0.122	.904
TBR	−0.06 ± 0.66	−0.16 ± 0.62	0.519	.606
Femoral artery
SUVmax	−0.10 ± 0.36	0.09 ± 0.63	−1.166	.249
TBR	−0.05 ± 0.45	0.18 ± 0.53	−1.548	.128