Table 2 Characteristics of the patients with SUV _max

Age

0.077

  < 60

25

6.81 ± 0.61

 ≥ 60

37

8.83 ± 0.83

Gender

0.147

 Male

47

8.48 ± 0.64

 Female

15

6.57 ± 1.13

Tumor size (diameter)

0.064

 < 3 cm

14

6.10 ± 0.80

 ≥ 3 cm

48

8.58 ± 0.67

Tumor differentiation

0.021

 Well

11

4.85 ± 0.69

 Moderate

20

8.10 ± 1.81

 Poor

31

9.09 ± 0.85

Tumor type

0.045

 Adenocarcinoma

22

9.53 ± 1.01

 Squamous cell carcinoma

40

7.19 ± 0.64

Stage

0.612

 I

10

6.35 ± 1.77

 II

9

8.27 ± 2.76

 III

19

8.06 ± 0.77

 IV

24

8.59 ± 1.01