Correlation Between Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate(eGFR) and Vascular Inflammation Measured by Positron Emission Tomography (PET) With 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG)

Inclusion criteria

• absence of prior cancer diagnosis or remission from cancer at the time of PET imaging and throughout the follow-up period;
• >=30 years of age;
• no prior history of cardiovascular disease ; and
• absence of acute or chronic inflammatory or autoimmune disease (based on documented medical history) or use of chronic anti-inflammatory therapy.

Exclusion criteria

• age <35 years
• presence of chronic inflammatory disease
• use of anti-inflammatory medications
• presence of active malignant cancer (defined as any radiological or pathological evidence of malignant cancer disease or undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy within 1 year before initial PET/CT and throughout the inter-scan duration).