Table 2.
Hypothalamus volume changes between 2 weeks and 12 months after trauma.
| Hemi-sphere | post-trauma time | Volume (mm3) | PTSD effecta | Time effecta | Time*PTSDa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTSD | non-PTSD | F | p | η2 | F | p | η2 | F | p | η2 | ||
| Right | 2 weeks | 397.2 ± 41.9 | 419.2 ± 36.1 | 4.205 | 0.044* | 0.06 | 1.046 | 0.310 | 0.02 | 0.019 | 0.889 | <0.01 |
| 12 months | 395.1 ± 33.0 | 418.5 ± 39.1 | ||||||||||
| Left | 2 weeks | 417.4 ± 43.2 | 429.5 ± 41.5 | 0.153 | 0.697 | <0.01 | 0.002 | 0.963 | <0.01 | 5.658 | 0.020* | 0.08 |
| 12 months | 421.4 ± 43.5 | 423.9 ± 40.8 | ||||||||||
aRM-ANCOVA, age, sex, ICV and days between scans as covariates.
*significant at p < 0.05 level.