Shoulder adhesive capsulitis in cancer patients undergoing positron emission tomography - computed tomography and the association with shoulder pain

Table 2 Standard uptake value measurements of right and left shoulders in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients

Left shoulder	Total (n = 200)	Asymptomatic (n = 143)	Symptomatic (n = 57)	P value
RI SUVmax	1.7 ± 0.9	1.6 ± 0.7	2.0 ± 1.1	< 0.001
RI SUVmean	1.4 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 0.6	1.6 ± 0.9	0.002
Deltoid SUVmax	0.9 ± 0.3	0.9 ± 0.3	1.0 ± 0.3	0.068
Deltoid SUVmean	0.8 ± 0.3	0.8 ± 0.3	0.8 ± 0.3	0.281
Normalized SUVmax	1.9 ± 1.3	1.9 ± 1.0	2.0 ± 1.5	0.125
Normalized SUVmean	1.8 ± 1.2	1.8 ± 1.1	1.9 ± 1.6	0.112
Right shoulder	Total (n = 200)	Asymptomatic (n = 143)	Symptomatic (n = 57)	P value
RI SUVmax	1.9 ± 0.8	1.8 ± 0.8	2.2 ± 0.7	0.002
RI SUVmean	1.5 ± 0.7	1.5 ± 0.7	1.8 ± 0.8	0.012
Deltoid SUVmax	0.9 ± 0.3	0.9 ± 0.3	0.9 ± 0.3	0.279
Deltoid SUVmean	0.7 ± 0.2	0.7 ± 0.2	0.8 ± 0.3	0.160
Normalized SUVmax	2.2 ± 1.1	2.2 ± 1.1	2.3 ± 1.5	0.105
Normalized SUVmean	2.1 ± 1.0	2.2 ± 1.0	2.1 ± 1.1	0.392

P value was calculated using Wilcoxon rank sum test and median with Inter Quartile Ratio were reported. These results were unadjusted comparisons. RI: Rotator interval; SUV: Standard uptake value.