TABLE 3:

Comparison of NAA/Cr between pairs of brain regions

RegionsMean DiffCrit DiffP Value
bog, occgm−0.1670.348.9105
bg, powm−0.5850.356<.0001S
bg, fgm0.0440.327>.9999
bg, fwm−0.5120.332<.0001S
bg, pgm−0.2060.361.7707
bg, tgm−0.1920.327.7407
bg, pons−0.5930.33<.0001S
bg, th−0.260.361.4441
bg, cb0.3210.356.1281
occgm, powm−0.4180.348.0043S
occgm, fgm0.2110.318.5748
occgm, fwm−0.3450.324.0239S
occgm, pgm−0.040.353>.9999
occgm, tgm−0.0250.318>.9999
occgm, pons−0.4260.321.0006S
occgm, th−0.0930.353.9988
occgm, cb0.4880.348.0002S
powm, fgm0.6290.327<.0001S
powm, fwm0.0730.332.9997
powm, pgm0.3790.361.0294S
powm, tgm0.3930.327.0044S
powm, pons−0.0080.33>.9999
powm, th0.3250.361.1277
powm, cb0.9060.326<.0001S
fgm, fwm−0.5560.301<.0001S
fgm, pgm−0.2510.332.3684
fgm, tgm−0.2370.296.2776
fgm, pons−0.6370.298<.0001S
fgm, th−0.3040.332.1146
fgm, cb0.2770.327.2007
fwm, pgm0.3060.337.123
fwm, tgm0.320.301.0255S
fwm, pons−0.0810.304.9986
fwm, th0.2520.337.3807
fwm, cb0.8330.332<.001S
pgm, tgm0.0140.332>.9999
pgm, pons−0.3870.335.008S
pgm, th−0.0530.365>.9999
pgm, cb0.5280.361<.0001S
tgm, pons−0.4010.298.0005S
tgm, th−0.0670.332.9999
tgm, cb0.5130.327<.0001S
pons, th0.3340.335.0518
pons, cb0.9140.33<.0001S
th, cb0.5810.361<.0001S
  • Note.—bg = basal ganglia; occgm = occipital gray matter; pown = posterior white matter; fgm = frontal gray matter; fwm = frontal white matter; pgm = parietal gray matter; tgm = temporal gray matter; th = thalamus; cb = cerebellum, diff = difference, crit = critical, S = significant at 5% level for Scheffe’s F statistic.