Table 1 Patient’s demographics according to visual cardiac ¹⁸F-FDG uptake

Age

 < 70 yr / ≥ 70 yr

17 / 26

9 / 18

8 / 8

0.280

Gender

Male / Female

29 / 14

18 / 9

11 / 5

0.888

ECOG PS

2–3

38 / 4

26 / 1

12 / 3

0.085

Smoking

Yes / No

34 / 9

19 / 8

15 / 1

0.069

Histology

AC / Non-AC

30 / 13

22 / 5

8 / 8

0.030

Stage

Non-IV / IV

2 / 41

1 / 26

1 / 15

0.702

Cachexia

Yes / No

17 / 26

6 / 21

11 / 5

0.004

NLR

High / Low

22 / 21

10 / 17

12 / 4

0.016

PLR

High / Low

22 / 21

12 / 15

10 / 6

0.252

PNI

High / Low

22 / 21

15 / 12

7 / 9

0.454

GPS

0 / 1–2

25 / 18

18 / 9

7 / 9

0.141

PD-L1

≧50% / 1–49% / < 1% / Unknown

11 / 16 / 15 / 1

7 / 11 / 9 / 0

4 / 5 / 6 / 1

0.575

First-line

ICI / TKI / Chemo

30 / 10 / 3

20 / 6 / 1

10 / 4 / 2

0.511

BMI

High / Low

27 / 16

19 / 8

8 / 8

0.182

LDH

High / Low

17 / 26

9 / 18

8 / 8

0.280

CRP

High / Low

21 / 21

12 / 15

9 / 6

0.334

BUN

High / Low

22 / 21

15 / 12

7 / 9

0.454

PLT

High / Low

22 / 21

11 / 16

11 / 5

0.076

Tumor SUV_max

High / Low

21 / 21

11 / 15

10 / 6

0.204

Tumor MTV

High / Low

19 / 19

7 / 15

12 / 4

0.009

Tumor TLG

High / Low

19 / 19

7 / 15

12 / 4

0.009