Clinical implication of FDG uptake of bone marrow on PET/CT in gastric cancer patients with surgical resection

Table 2 Correlation of F-18 fluorodexoyglucose uptake of bone marrow with clinical factors

	White blood cells	Hemoglobin	NLR	PLR	Albumin	CRP	Tmax1
BM SUV	r = 0.039	r = -0.117	r = 0.121	r = 0.158	r = -0.041	r = 0.100	r = 0.093
	P = 0.600	P = 0.039	P = 0.033	P = 0.005	P = 0.474	P = 0.079	P = 0.104
BLR	r = 0.033	r = -0.172	r = 0.224	r = 0.250	r = -0.168	r = 0.094	r = 0.212
	P = 0.563	P = 0.002	P = 0.001	P < 0.001	P = 0.003	P = 0.100	P = 0.002

¹Analyzed in 156 patients with positive FDG uptake. NLR: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR: Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; CRP: C-reactive protein; BM: Bone marrow; BLR: BM-to-liver uptake ratio.