Table 2.
Significant differences in all metrics using area under the curve (AUC) for pathological gamblers (PG) and healthy controls (HCs).
| Hemisphere | Region | Metric | p-Value | pcor | Group comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right | Paracingulate | NB | 0.009 | 0.050* | PG > HC |
| Insular | LE | 0.057 | 0.316 | HC > PG | |
| NB | 0.027 | 0.150 | PG > HC | ||
| Precentral | CC | 0.026 | 0.144 | HC > PG | |
| Supramarginal (anterior) | NB | 0.019 | 0.105 | HC > PG | |
| Temporal fusiform (posterior) | DG | 0.022 | 0.122 | PG > HC | |
| Temporal fusiform (anterior) | LE | 0.031 | 0.172 | PG > HC | |
| NB | 0.040 | 0.222 | HC > PG | ||
| Caudate | NB | 0.041 | 0.227 | PG > HC | |
| Hippocampus | NB | 0.036 | 0.200 | HC > PG | |
| Left | Juxtapositional (SMA) | CC | 0.007 | 0.038* | HC > PG |
| LE | 0.004 | 0.022* | HC > PG | ||
| NB | 0.041 | 0.227 | PG > HC | ||
| Paracingulate | CC | 0.008 | 0.044* | HC > PG | |
| LE | 0.033 | 0.183 | HC > PG | ||
| NB | 0.002 | 0.011* | PG > HC | ||
| Inferior frontal (pars triangularis) | NB | 0.026 | 0.144 | HC > PG | |
| Middle temporal (anterior) | CC | 0.039 | 0.216 | PG > HC | |
| DG | 0.013 | 0.072 | HC > PG | ||
| Middle temporal (temporoocci) | DG | 0.024 | 0.133 | PG > HC | |
| NB | 0.037 | 0.205 | PG > HC | ||
| Inferior temporal (anterior) | CC | 0.034 | 0.188 | PG > HC | |
| LE | 0.035 | 0.194 | PG > HC | ||
| Inferior temporal (temporoocci) | NB | 0.034 | 0.188 | PG > HC | |
| Lateral occipital superior | CC | 0.025 | 0.138 | HC > PG | |
| LE | 0.016 | 0.088 | HC > PG | ||
| Temporal fusiform (posterior) | CC | 0.045 | 0.250 | PG > HC | |
| LE | 0.024 | 0.133 | PG > HC |
CC, clustering coefficient; DG, degree; LE, local efficiency; NB, node betweenness; pcor: corrected for multiple comparisons;
*
Statistically significant at p < 0.05, corrected for multiple comparisons.