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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2010 Mar 25;125(1-3):262–268. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.02.115

Table 2.

BDNF Allele and Fractional Anisotropy: Relationship to Remission in 32 Elderly Patients with Major Depression Treated with Escitalopram.

Variables Likelihood Ratio χ2 p
Model A 1
BDNF Genotype 5.5 0.019
Age of Onset† 2.4 0.120
Corpus Callosum FA 4.9 0.027
Model B 2
BDNF Genotype 3.6 0.056
Age of Onset† 3.9 0.049
Left Superior Corona Radiata FA 4.0 0.046
Model C 3
BDNF Genotype 2.5 0.115
Age of Onset† 2.4 0.119
Right Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculum FA 2.1 0.146
1

Proportional Hazards Likelihood Ratio χ2=12.35, df=3, p<0.063 (R2=35)

2

Proportional Hazards Likelihood Ratio χ2=11.18, df=3, p<0.011 (R2=32)

3

Proportional Hazards Likelihood Ratio χ2=7.94, df=3, p<0.047 (R2=24)

†

Age of onset of first depressive episode