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Table 5 Mortality hazard ratio of the maximum standard uptake value according to the anatomical region of interest, single or combined, where the maximum standard uptake value was measured

Region of interest	HR	P
Sternal	3.50	0.080
Breast ipsilateral	1.25	0.048
Breast contralateral	0.72	0.528
Axillary ipsilateral	1.54	0.029
Axillary contralateral	1.03	0.969
Combined breast/axillary/sternal	1.27	0.032
Ratio SUVmax breast ipsilateral/ SUVmax breast contralateral	1.34	0.101
Ratio SUVmax axillary ipsilateral/ SUVmax axillary contralateral	1.94	0.027
Ratio SUVmax in any of breast/axillary/sternal/lowest of SUVmax breast or axillary contralateral	1.50	0.036

HR: Hazard ratio; SUVmax: Maximum standard uptake value.