TABLE 1

SULmax and SULmean in Obese Patients with Different Amounts of LBM

AreaLBM ∼ 50 kg (n = 10)LBM ∼ 60 kg (n = 10)P*
Liver SULmax2.84 ± 0.4062.92 ± 0.4640.686
Liver SULmean2.32 ± 0.2782.26 ± 0.3600.681
Blood-pool SULmax2.03 ± 0.2752.14 ± 0.3810.468
Blood-pool SULmean1.72 ± 0.2491.80 ± 0.3060.529

  • ↵* Based on 2-sample t test, because groups showed normality on Shapiro–Wilk test.

  • Data are mean ± SD.