TABLE 2

Key Parameters Comparing Women and Men

ParameterWomenMenP
Age59.9 (53.3 to 66.7)62.3 (56.2 to 68.4)0.61
Background counts per pixel29.6 (24.9 to 34.2)27.9 (23.6 to 32.1)0.59
Heart counts per pixel110.2 (84.5 to 136.0)101.2 (77.9 to 124.4)0.60
Stomach counts per pixel136.2 (100.9 to 171.4)80.0 (48.1 to 111.9)0.0218
Heart, background-corrected80.7 (58.7 to 102.7)73.3 (53.4 to 93.2)0.62
Stomach, background-corrected106.6 (73.6 to 139.6)52.1 (22.3 to 82.0)0.0179
Heart-to-stomach ratio0.86 (−3.13 to 4.87)−0.99 (−4.61 to 2.63)0.49
  • Data are mean followed by 95% CI in parentheses.