Table 2.
Correlation between the volume of the portion of the right caudate where the voxel-based morphometry showed statistical difference in the concentration of grey matter and the clinical measures
Clinical measure | Coefficient correlation* | p value |
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DSM-IV-TR | ||
Inattention | rho38 = −0.35 | 0.02 |
Hyperactivity | rho38 = −0.51 | < 0.001 |
Impulsivity | rho38 = −0.37 | < 0.001 |
FASCT, self-reported version | ||
Hyperactivity | r38 = −0.32 | 0.04 |
Organization problems | r38 = −0.48 | < 0.001 |
Low tolerance to frustration | r38 = −0.47 | < 0.001 |
Total score | r38 = −0.49 | < 0.001 |
FASCT, observer version | ||
Hyperactivity | r38 = −0.31 | 0.05 |
Organization problems | r38 = −0.38 | 0.01 |
Low tolerance to frustration | r38 = −0.23 | 0.14 |
Legal problems | rho38 = −0.19 | 0.21 |
Total score | r38 = −0.39 | 0.01 |
DSM-IV-TR = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, text revised; FASCT = Friederichsen, Almeida, Serrano, Cortes Test.22
Calculated with the Spearman correlation coefficient (rho) and the Pearson correlation coefficient (r).