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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 30.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. 2012 Oct 30;204(1):13–24. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.05.001

Table 3.

Regional cortical and subcortical volume differences between the psychosis groups and healthy controls, and across the psychosis dimension based on FreeSurfer analyses.

Region of interest Volume (mm3), Mean ± S.D. ANCOVA


Psychosis groups vs. healthy controls contrast
SZ SAD BD-P HC
Frontal SZ<HC
Left inferior frontal gyrus (pars triangularis) 3058 ± 649 3576 ± 710 3489 ± 864 3830 ± 779 F (1,25)=9.74, P=0.005*
Left precentral gyrus 12755 ± 1587 13439 ± 1799 13013 ± 1658 13598 ± 1779 F (1,25) = 10.02, P=0.004n
Right precentral gyrus 12730 ± 1697 13760 ± 1874 1334 ± 2099 13849 ± 1572 F (1,25)=10.23, P=0.004*
Right superior frontal gyrus 20304 ± 3226 21449 ± 3024 20846 ± 3259 21731 ± 2705 F (1,25) = 9.42, P=0.005*
Right paracentral lobule 3727 ± 599 4151 ± 853 3993 ± 603 4110 ± 455 F (1,25) = 10.02, P=0.004n
Temporal
Left middle temporal gyrus 10783 ± 1902 11694 ± 1774 10751 ± 2248 11368 ± 846 F (1,25)=5.85, P=0.023
Left inferior temporal gyrus 10088 ± 1697 11217 ± 1981 10713 ± 2549 10734 ± 1621 F (1,25)=7.79, P=0.01
Right middle temporal gyrus 11384 ± 1666 12160 ± 1919 11952 ± 2545 12393 ± 1119 F(1,25) = 7.83, P=0.01
Parietal
Left precuneus 9112 ± 1556 10039 ± 1332 10181 ± 2100 9700 ± 1087 F(1,25) = 6.23, P=0.02
Left inferior parietal gyrus 12895 ± 2356 13793 ± 1780 12911 ± 2311 14187 ± 2636 F (1,25)=5.64, P=0.026
Limbic (right hippocampus) 3916 ± 489 3815 ± 428 3975 ± 644 4091 ± 439 F (1,25)=4.63, P=0.041
Right thalamus 6765 ± 793 6672 ± 852 6854 ± 1208 6799 ± 714 F (1,25)=6.36, P=0.02
Right thalamus 6765 ± 793 6672 ± 852 6854 ± 1208 6799 ± 714 SZ > HC
Basal ganglia (left globus pallidus) 1808 ± 244 1634 ± 271 1691 ± 249 1569 ± 245 F (1,25) = 5.58, P=0.03
Limbic SAD < HC
Left hippocampus 4049 ± 496 3885 ± 439 4096 ± 610 4073 ± 324 F (1,22)=4.91, P=0.037
Right hippocampus 3916 ± 489 3815 ± 428 3975 ± 644 4091 ± 439 F (1,22)=6.63, P=0.017*
Basal ganglia (right caudate) 3651 ± 618 3538 ± 399 3666 ± 532 3694 ± 410 F(1,22) = 5.24, P=0.032
Right thalamus 6765 ± 793 6672 ± 852 6854 ± 1208 6799 ± 714 F(1,22) = 5.33, P=0.031
Psychosis dimension contrast
SZ SAD BD-P
Frontal SZ < BD-P
Left inferior frontal gyrus (pars triangularis) 3058 ± 649 3576 ± 710 3489 ± 864 F(l,32)=4.59, P=0.039
Left inferior frontal gyrus (pars opercularis) 4494 ± 869 4992 ± 722 5063 ± 1040 F (1,32)=6.07, P=0.019
Right superior frontal gyrus (paracentral lobule) 3727 ± 599 4151 ± 853 3993 ± 603 F (1,32)=4.02, P=0.05
Temporal
Left parahippocampal gyrus 2381 ± 356 2604 ± 447 2635 ± 575 F(1,32) = 7.07, P=0.012
Cingulate gyrus
Left isthmus/central cingulate 2271 ± 391 2513 ± 460 2580 ± 636 F(1,32) = 5.72, P=0.023
Parietal
Left superior parietal gyrus 12878 ± 1805 13123 ± 1577 13766 ± 2503 F (1,32)=4.63, P=0.039
Left precuneus 9112 ± 1556 10038 ± 1332 10180 ± 2100 F(1,32) = 11.72, P=0.002*
Right precuneus 9165 ± 1267 9566 ± 1195 9820 ± 1859 F (1,32)=6.04, P=0.02
Occipital
Left lingual gyrus 7478 ± 1175 7791 ± 1517 8330 ± 1928 F(1,32) = 7.93, P=0.008*
Right lingual gyrus 6794 ± 1222 6993 ± 1251 7434 ± 1549 F(1,32) = 5.66, P=0.023
Right pericalcarine gyrus 2249 ± 554 2401 ± 491 2647 ± 561 F(1,32) = 6.11, P=0.019
Limbic (Right amygdala) 1728 ± 379 1790 ± 279 1850 ± 220 F (1,32)=4.25, P=0.047
Left cerebellar cortex 52590 ± 6119 51376 ± 5193 49602 ± 6947 F (1,32)=5.28, P=0.028
Temporal SAD > SZ
Left inferior temporal gyrus 10088 ± 1697 11217 ± 1981 10713 ± 2549 F (1,31) = 9.93, P=0.004n
Cingulate gyrus
Right rostral anterior cingulate 1784 ± 427 2073 ± 319 1839 ± 509 F(1,31) = 5.35, P=0.028
Limbic SAD < BD-P
Left hippocampus 4049 ± 496 3885 ± 439 4096 ± 610 F (1,29) = 9.64, P=0.004n
Right hippocampus 3916 ± 489 3814 ± 428 3975 ± 644 F(1,29) = 6.76, P=0.014*
Left amygdala 1572 ± 265 1565 ± 155 1646 ± 322 F (1,29) = 5.49, P=0.026
Right thalamus 6519 ± 669 6389 ± 745 6751 ± 1190 F (1,29) = 6.2, P=0.002
Left thalamus 6765 ± 793 6672 ± 852 6854 ± 1208 F(1,29) = 11.5, P=0.019
Basal ganglia SZ > BD-P
Left globus pallidus 1808 ± 244 1634 ± 271 691 ± 249 F(1,32) = 5.81, P=0.02*
Right globus pallidu 1760 ± 261 1592 ± 317 1631 ± 241 F(1,32) = 5.07, P=0.031
SZ > SAD
Left thalamus 6765 ± 793 6389 ± 745 6854 ± 1208 F(1,29) = 6.20, P=0.019
Cingulate gyrus SAD > BD-P
Left caudal anterior cingulate 1957 ± 417 2139 ± 538 1811 ± 428 F(1,29) = 5.89, P=0.022

SZ—individuals with schizophrenia, SAD—individuals with schizoaffective disorder, BD-P—individuals with psychotic bipolar I disorder, HC—healthy controls, S.D.—standard deviation.

ANCOVA (analyses of covariance) were adjusted for age and intracranial volume. Only statistically significant between group differences are reported. Regions that remained significant after Bonferroni correction marked with asterisk. Bonferroni correction within each lobe/subcortical regions were applied: (1) frontal lobe included 11 regions (superior frontal gyrus, rostral and caudal middle frontal gyrus, pars triangularis, pars opercularis, pars orbitalis, medial and lateral orbito-frontal gyrus, frontal pole, precentral gyrus, and paracentral lobule), corrected P=0.005; (2) temporal lobe included 8 regions (superior, medial, inferior, transverse, fusiform, parahippocampal gyri, entorhinal cortex, and temporal pole), corrected P = 0.006; (3) cingulate gyrus included 4 regions (rostral and caudal anterior cingulate, isthmus and posterior cingulate), corrected P=0.01; parietal lobe included 5 regions (superior, inferior, precentral and supramarginal gyri, and precuneus), corrected P=0.01; occipital lobe included 4 regions (cuneus, lingual, pericalcarine, and lateral occipital gyri), corrected P=0.01; limbic system included 3 regions (hippocampus, amygdala, and thalamus), corrected P=0.02; basal ganglia included 3 regions (caudate, putamen, globus pallidus), corrected P=0.02.

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