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. 2008 Jul 16;19(3):497–510. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhn113

Table 3.

Quantitative metrics of thinning by region within 3 additional samples of participants

Region Mean difference (mm)
Percent thinning
Effect size
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).