Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Cancer Patients Included in Sample
| 99mTc-HDP BS | 18F FDG PET/CT | ||||||||
| Variable | n | Min | Max | Mean ± SD | n | Min | Max | Mean ± SD | P |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Female | 27 (64.3%) | 24 (46.2%) | 0.079* | ||||||
| Male | 15 (35.7%) | 28 (53.8%) | |||||||
| Age | 40 | 84 | 62.33 ± 11.9 | 29 | 85 | 59.2 ± 14.4 | 0.270† | ||
| Educational qualification | |||||||||
| None | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.9%) | 0.788‡ (95% CI, 0.780–0.796) | ||||||
| Compulsory education | 15 (35.7%) | 19 (36.5%) | |||||||
| Professional technical school | 9 (21.4%) | 14 (26.9%) | |||||||
| Bachelor degree | 15 (35.7%) | 13 (25.0%) | |||||||
| Masters | 3 (7.1%) | 5 (9.6%) | |||||||
| First time undergoing this exam | |||||||||
| No | 9 (21.4%) | 13 (25.0%) | 0.684* | ||||||
| Yes | 33 (78.6%) | 39 (75.0%) | |||||||
| Classification of previous exam | 1 | 6 | 3.4 ± 1.6 | 1 | 7 | 3.2 ± 1.8 | 0.583¶ | ||
| Reason to perform exam | |||||||||
| Initial staging of cancer | 33 (78.6%) | 31 (59.6%) | 0.319‡ (95% CI, 0.309–0.328) | ||||||
| Treatment results | 2 (4.8%) | 8 (15.4%) | |||||||
| Assessment of recurrence | 5 (11.9%) | 5 (9.6%) | |||||||
| Unknown | 4 (9.6%) | 5 (9.6%) | |||||||