Table 4.

The Ratio of Glu–Cr From M-aMCI, VCIND, and NC Groups.

Group	HIP	PCG	FLWM	PAWM
NC	0.41 ± 0.05	0.40 ± 0.05	0.39 ± 0.03	0.39 ± 0.04
M-aMCI	0.39 ± 0.05	0.31 ± 0.02a,b	0.40 ± 0.03	0.39 ± 0.04
VCIND	0.38 ± 0.04	0.42 ± 0.05	0.41 ± 0.04	0.41 ± 0.03
F	0.512	7.418	0.843	0.626
P	.05	.05	.05	.05

Abbreviations: Cr, creatine; FLWM, white matter of the frontal lobe; Glu, glutamate; HIP, hippocampus; M-aMCI, multiple-domain amnestic mild cognitive impairment; NC, normal cognitive; PAWN, white matter adjacent to the lateral ventricles; PCG, posterior cingulate gyrus; VCIND, vascular cognitive impairment with no dementia.

^aP < .05 versus NC.

^bP < .05 versus VCIND.