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Published in final edited form as: Magn Reson Imaging. 2010 Aug 4;28(9):1251–1257. doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2010.06.007

Table 5.

Pearson correlation coefficients: r and significance (P values) of the FWM and BG metabolite concentrations and NP tests.

	Trail-making test B	Grooved pegboard non-dominant hand	Digit symbol
FWM NAA	-0.31 (0.007)	-0.24 (0.04)	0.3 (0.008)
FWM Cho	ns	ns	ns
FWM mI	ns	ns	ns
FWM Glu	-0.32 (0.006)	ns	0.28 (0.02)
FWM Glx	-0.47 (<0.0001)	-0.26 (0.02)	0.36 (0.002)
BG NAA	-0.35 (0.004)	ns	0.37 (0.002)
BG Cho	-0.26 (0.037)	ns	ns
BG mI	ns	0.37 (0.006)	ns
BG Glu	ns	ns	ns
BG Glx	ns	ns	ns

NP= neuropsychological tests, FWM = frontal white matter, BG = basal ganglia, NAA=N acetyl aspartate, Cho = Choline, mI=myoinositol, Glu= glutamate, Glx = combined Glu and glutamine (Gln).

Values in bold = significant, ns=non significant.