Table 1.
Main demographic characteristics of the studied sample. Values are means (SD) or n.
| HC | PG | BED | P-value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 17 | 15 | 7 | |
| Age (years) | 43.3 (11.1) | 42.6 (11.8) | 49.4 (5.1) | 0.35 |
| Sex (m/f) | 8/9 | 8/7 | 0/7 | 0.048 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 (2.1) | 25.4 (3.6) | 30.9 (6.6) | 0.003 |
| Smoking (y/n) | 7/10 | 11/4 | 2/5 | 0.08 |
| BDI | 2.8 (3.1) | 14.4 (7.8) | 15.4 (9.6) | <0.0001 |
| Injected dose of [11C]carfentanil (MBq) | 495 (17) | 483 (49) | 504 (13) | 0.35 |
| Injected mass of [11C]carfentanil (µg) | 0.428 (0.307) | 0.569 (0.542) | 0.422 (0.197) | 0.56 |
| Injected dose of [18F]fluorodopa (MBq) | 228 (4) | 229 (12) | 225 (6) | 0.67 |
| Injected mass of [18F]fluorodopa (µg) | 9.30 (3.31) | 11.28 (3.59) | 10.54 (5.88) | 0.40 |
| AUDIT | 5.4 (3.3) | 5.9 (4.0) | 3.3 (1.1) | 0.23 |
1
One-way ANOVA or Chi-Square test
BMI= body mass index, BDI= Beck Depression Inventory, AUDIT= Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test