Table 2.
Group; mean (SD) brain volume, mm3 |
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Brain region | BPD with PTSD (n = 10) | BPD witho ut PTSD (n = 15) | Controls (n = 25) | MANCOVA | p value |
Hippocampus | F2,45 = 3.512 | 0.038 | |||
Left | 2 870 (470) | 3 160 (304) | 3 084 (393) | ||
Right | 3 012 (488) | 3 219 (292) | 3 224 (410) | ||
Amygdala | F2,45 = 0.246 | 0.78 | |||
Left | 1 960 (261) | 1 910 (180) | 1 903 (284) | ||
Right | 2 073 (287) | 1 980 (193) | 1 934 (435) | ||
Whole brain | 1 282 756 (103 436) | 1 281 285 (83 547) | 1 252 628 (122 740) |
BPD = borderline personality disorder; MANCOVA = multivariate analysis of covariance; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; SD = standard deviation.