Table 6. Correlations between β2*-nAChR Availability and Assessments on Day of Scan.
| Smoker 1 day (n=7) | Smoker 1 week (n=17) | Smoker 2 weeks (n=7) | Smoker 4 weeks (n=11) | Smoker 6-12 weeks (n=6) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | MNWS | QSU Intent | QSU Relief | MNWS | QSU Intent | QSU Relief | MNWS | QSU Intent | QSU Relief | MNWS | QSU Intent | QSU Relief | MNWS | QSU Intent | QSU Relief |
| Thalamus | -.72 | -.14 | -.52 | -.12 | .21 | -.03 | -.18 | .06 | -.26 | -.06 | .36 | .54 | .09 | .44 | .40 |
| Striatum | -.52 | .18 | -.67 | -.31 | .03 | -.15 | -.18 | 0.6 | -.26 | -.41 | .15 | .32 | .03 | .79 | .39 |
| Parietal Cortex | -.45 | .14 | -.36 | -.28 | -.10 | -.36 | .25 | .46 | .10 | -.60 | -.19 | .23 | .03 | .18 | .13 |
| Frontal Cortex | -.52 | .00 | -.36 | -.36 | .04 | -.17 | -.18 | .06 | -.26 | -.63 | -.16 | .26 | -.03 | .44 | .39 |
| Anterior Cingulate | -.31 | .21 | -.60 | -.01 | .01 | -.08 | .07 | .11 | -.12 | -.34 | .10 | .19 | -.09 | .56 | .39 |
| Temporal Cortex | -.56 | .00 | -.74 | .04 | .12 | -.08 | -.04 | .11 | -.12 | -.33 | .18 | .34 | -.03 | .44 | .39 |
| Occipital Cortex | -.38 | -.25 | -.34 | .01 | .16 | .08 | -.07 | .00 | -.02 | -.25 | .33 | .41 | -.03 | .44 | .39 |
| Cerebellum | -.74 | -.32 | -.61 | -.23 | .12 | -.05 | -.07 | -.27 | .04 | .14 | .74* | .74* | -.09 | .56 | .39 |
p≤0.01 (two-tailed)