TABLE 2.

Metabolite Levels as Scaled Into Concentrations (in mM) Using Phantom Replacement in the Left and Right Caudate, Putamen, and Thalamus in Adolescents With Major Depressive Disorder and Comparison Adolescents

	Choline				Creatine				N-Acetylaspartate
Structure and Side	Comparison Group		Depression Group		Comparison Group		Depression Group		Comparison Group		Depression Group
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Caudate
Left	1.56	0.35	2.11**	0.6	5.26	1.41	6.65*	1.73	7.29	1.85	8.99	2.84
Right	2.16	0.43	2.10	0.62	7.08	1.59	8.15	3.06	8.35	1.7	9.75	2.51
Putamen
Left	1.86	0.57	1.93	0.64	6.82	1.59	7.77	2.44	10.28	2.27	10.96	2.61
Right	1.9	0.73	2.03	0.58	7.49	1.05	7. 89	2.32	9.96	1.46	11.46	2.65
Thalamus
Left	1.73	0.42	2.02	0.65	5.83	0.87	6.18	2.35	11.33	1.83	11.8	2.51
Right	2.24	0.46	2.32	0.68	6.48	0.66	7.29	2.29	11.64	1.48	12.38	2.65

^*p<0.05.

^**p≤0.01.