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Table 5 Comparisons between non-invasive and invasive adenocarcinomas

From: Prediction of pathologic prognostic factors in patients with lung adenocarcinomas: comparison of thin-section computed tomography and positron emission tomography/computed tomography

 

Non-invasive (n = 86)

Invasive (n = 77)

p-value

Age (years)

65 ± 8

67 ± 8

0.184

Body weight (kg)

56.8 ± 10.7

57.4 ± 10.3

0.704

Blood sugar (mg/dL)

95.7 ± 14.9

91.0 ± 12.5

0.031

Size (mm)

17.8 ± 6.7

20.0 ± 6.0

0.016

SUVmax

1.86 ± 1.80

3.80 ± 3.10

< 0.001

C/T ratio (%)

65.1 ± 37.7

88.9 ± 22.0

< 0.001

  1. SUVmax: maximum standardized uptake value; C/T ratio: consolidation diameter/tumor diameter ratio.
  2. Values are means ± standard deviations.
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