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Table 3 Univariate Cox regression with respect to FFDM. PET parameters were included as binarized parameters

From: Total lesion glycolysis of primary tumor and lymphnodes is a strong predictor for development of distant metastases in oropharyngeal carcinoma patients with independent validation in automatically delineated lesions

Parameter

Risk

HR

95% CI

P value

MTVprim

> 16 ml

2.86

1.56–5.25

<0.001

MTVall

> 19 ml

4.28

2.23–8.2

<0.001

TLGprim

> 60 ml

2.8

1.48–5.31

0.002

TLGall

> 290 ml

4.32

2.32–8.03

<0.001