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. 2011 Mar 2;31(6):1475–1481. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2011.11

Table 3. Linear ANCOVA analyses with regional 5-HT4 receptor binding as a dependent variable, and age and sex as explanatory variables.

  Uncorrected 5-HT4 receptor binding
PV-corrected 5-HT4 receptor binding
  Estimate±s.e. P value R2 Estimate±s.e. P value R2
Neocortex
 Age −0.0020±0.0005 0.0009   0.00096±0.0007 0.20  
 Sex −0.028±0.022 0.21 0.39 −0.073±0.029 0.017 0.21
             
Limbic system
 Age −0.0021±0.0006 0.001   −0.00016±0.0008 0.84  
 Sex −0.064±0.025 0.016 0.42 −0.095±0.031 0.0048 0.27
             
Striatum
 Age −0.0099±0.0020 <0.0001   −0.0085±0.0031 0.010  
 Sex −0.13±0.08 0.11 0.52 −0.21±0.12 0.10 0.31

ANCOVA, analysis of covariance; PV, partial volume.

PV corrected values are the primary outcomes. Analyses are performed for each region one by one, and sex differences are analyzed with men as reference.