Table 3.
Quantitative metrics of thinning by region within 3 additional samples of participants
| Region | Mean difference (mm) |
Percent thinning |
Effect size |
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| Sample | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Medial temporal | 0.38*** | 0.36*** | 0.55*** | 13.00 | 12.06 | 18.68 | 1.40 | 1.38 | 1.54 |
| Inferior temporal | 0.14 | 0.25*** | 0.10 | 5.46 | 9.19 | 4.08 | 0.50 | 1.48 | 0.41 |
| Temporal pole | 0.31*** | 0.22* | 0.32*** | 12.36 | 8.03 | 11.88 | 1.17 | 0.93 | 1.55 |
| Angular | 0.09 | 0.27*** | 0.21*** | 4.20 | 11.91 | 9.25 | 0.54 | 1.42 | 1.25 |
| Superior frontal | 0.11 | 0.19** | 0.32*** | 4.75 | 8.03 | 12.96 | 0.45 | 0.98 | 1.45 |
| Superior parietal | 0.18** | 0.08 | 0.08* | 10.01 | 4.20 | 3.98 | 1.07 | 0.41 | 0.68 |
| Supramarginal | 0.20** | 0.23** | 0.16* | 9.18 | 10.04 | 6.80 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 0.84 |
| Precuneus | 0.10 | 0.18* | 0.16* | 5.08 | 8.40 | 7.21 | 0.51 | 0.97 | 0.74 |
| Inferior frontal | 0.14* | 0.13* | 0.15*** | 6.75 | 5.98 | 7.10 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 1.16 |
| Primary visual | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 4.62 | 0.16 | 2.28 | 0.61 | 0.02 | 0.25 |
Note: Effect size = Cohen's d effect size. Regions of significant thinning in AD as compared with OC (*P < 0.05; **P < 0.005; ***P < 0.001).