Table 2 Comparison of PET/CT images between NAFLD patients and non-NAFLD patients

Myocardial SUVmean

1.46 (1.19, 2.73)

3.06 (1.67, 4.57)

<0.001^*#

Mediastinal blood pool SUVmean

1.49 ± 0.31

1.34 ± 0.33

0.015^*

Liver SUVmean

2.14 ± 0.35

2.15 ± 0.35

0.856

Spleen SUVmean

1.73 ± 0.19

1.61 ± 0.22

0.005^*

Pancreas SUVmean

1.45 ± 0.18

1.49 ± 0.26

0.487

Skeletal muscle SUVmean

0.68 ± 0.14

0.66 ± 0.14

0.603

Abdominal adipose volume (cm³)

4040 (3096, 4552)

3043 (2480, 3617)

<0.001^*#

 VAT volume (cm³)

1857 (1516, 2118)

1230 (882, 1652)

<0.001^*#

 SAT volume (cm³)

2042 (1517, 2570)

1725 (1432, 2124)

0.017^*#