TABLE 2.

Quantitative Comparison of Diets

Variable	Diet-A (n = 94)	Diet-B (n = 44)	Diet-C (n = 98)	Total (n = 236)	P
Age (y)					0.018
Mean (SD)	55.9 (11.4)	58.3 (10.2)	60.6 (11.6)	58.3 (11.4)
Range	26–83	26–73	24–81	24–83
Sex					0.570
Male	29 (30.9%)	14 (31.8%)	37 (37.8%)	80 (33.9%)
Female	65 (69.1%)	30 (68.2%)	61 (62.2%)	156 (66.1%)
Body mass index					0.380
Missing	3	2	6	11
Mean (SD)	31.5 (6.3)	30.1 (6.1)	31.6 (6.5)	31.3 (6.3)
Range	17.2–47.2	17.9–46.1	18.3–52	17.2–52
13N-ammonia (MBq)					0.620
Not present.	17	15	31	63
Mean (SD)	717.8 (140.6)	740 (103.6)	736.3 (103.6)	728.9 (122.1)
Range	266.4–899.1	373.7–891.7	92.5–854.7	92.5–899.1
18F-FDG (MBq)					0.355
Mean (SD)	555 (44.4)	558.7 (37)	566.1 (33.3)	562.4 (40.7)
Range	388.5–658.6	469.9–610.5	451.4–636.4	388.5–658.6
Blood glucose (mg/dL)					0.032
Mean (SD)	99.5 (21)	99.4 (17.6)	91.6 (25.7)	96.2 (22.8)
Range	60–196	77–150	43–202	43–202
Blood pool–SUVmax					0.005
Mean (SD)	2.6 (0.6)	2.6 (0.5)	2.9 (0.6)	2.7 (0.6)
Range	1.3–3.9	1.4–3.6	1.5–4	1.3–4
Liver–SUVmax					0.462
Mean (SD)	3.6 (0.9)	3.7 (0.8)	3.8 (0.8)	3.7 (0.8)
Range	1.3–6.7	2.1–5.8	1.9–6.5	1.3–6.7
Myocardium–SUVmax					<0.001
Mean (SD)	3.5 (3.5)	4.4 (3.7)	2.0 (0.8)	3 (2.9)
Range	1.2–22	0.9–16.2	0.8–7.4	0.8–22
Blood pool/myocardium					<0.001
Mean (SD)	1.1 (0.5)	0.9 (0.5)	1.6 (0.4)	1.3 (0.5)
Range	0.1–2.2	0.1–2	0.4–3.1	0.1–3.1
Liver/myocardium					<0.001
Mean (SD)	1.6 (0.8)	1.4 (0.8)	2.1 (0.6)	1.8 (0.8)
Range	0.2–3.9	0.2–3.9	0.5–4.1	0.2–4.1
Lesion–SUVmax					0.858
Mean (SD)	7.4 (4.1)	7 (3.1)	7.8 (3.5)	7.4 (3.6)
Range	3.2–19	4.2–15.3	4–15.1	3.2–19