. 2022 Apr 1;42(4):225–232. doi: 10.1111/cpf.12751

Table 2.

NaF and FDG uptake in different regions of the case and control groups

Variables		Group		Group difference (95% CI)	p
Variables		Case (n = 12)	Control (n = 12)	Group difference (95% CI)	p
NaF
Intervertebral discs	SUVmax	11.63 ± 3.29	9.45 ± 1.32	2.18 (0.15–4.21)	0.038
	SUVmean	2.75 (1.82–7.02)	2.55 (1.88–3.45)	0.64 (−0.35 to 1.64)	0.21^a
	SUVtotal	76.73 ± 31.02	73.21 ± 22.60	3.51 (−16.88 to 23.91)	0.71
Facet joints	SUVmax	13.5 (7.23–33.98)	9.17 (8.25–17.69)	4.38 (1.08–7.68)	0.015^a
	SUVmean	5.04 (3.53–7.8)	4.15 (3.42–7.21)	0.47 (−0.53 to 1.47)	0.41^a
	SUVtotal	203 ± 48.60	196.92 ± 46.01	6.07 (−30.61 to 42.76)	0.72
Lumbar vertebral bodies	SUVmax	14.67 ± 4.17	12.72 ± 1.96	1.95 (−0.71 to 4.61)	0.13
	SUVmean	7.80 ± 1.98	7.29 ± 0.78	0.51 (−0.72 to 1.74)	0.38
	SUVtotal	1660.03 ± 503.91	1511.30 ± 205.81	148.74 (−101.88 to 399.35)	0.21
FDG
Intervertebral discs	SUVmax	2.83 ± 1.04	2.26 ± 0.57	0.57 (−0.07 to 1.21)	0.08
	SUVmean	0.96 ± 0.34	0.69 ± 0.15	0.27 (0.05–0.49)	0.021
	SUVtotal	21.72 ± 7.76	19.82 ± 7.68	1.9 (−5.69 to 9.49)	0.59
Facet joints	SUVmax	2.47 (1.96–4.87)	2.84 (1.75–4.88)	−0.34 (−1.2 to 0.52)	0.35^a
	SUVmean	0.99 ± 0.26	0.96 ± 0.20	0.03 (−0.19 to 0.26)	0.74
	SUVtotal	38.41 ± 4.79	42.18 ± 12.96	−3.77 (−13.12 to 5.58)	0.39
Lumbar vertebral bodies	SUVmax	3.77 ± 0.90	3.47 ± 1.06	0.3 (−0.6 to 1.2)	0.48
	SUVmean	1.75 ± 0.40	1.69 ± 0.40	0.06 (−0.3 to 0.43)	0.7
	SUVtotal	385.77 ± 137.84	359.15 ± 118.67	26.62 (−70.53 to 123.79)	0.55

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; FDG, fluorodeoxyglucose; NaF, sodium fluoride; SUV, standardized uptake value.

^{^a}

Wilcoxon matched‐pairs test was used.