Table 2. Summary of analyses and coordinates of regions of interest.
| Analysis | Direction | Region of Interest | T score, P value, cluster size(kE) | MNI coordinates (x/y/z) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-depressed vs. depressed elderly at baseline | Depressed>Non-depressed | Precuneus | T=3.2, p=0.001 uncor, kE =185 | 6.10/49.2/11.5 |
| Non-depressed>Depressed | Middle frontal gyrus (right &left) | T=3.17, p=0.001 uncor; kE= 33 (right)/20 (left) | 30/48/14 (right) −20/62/10 (left) | |
| Depressed elderly pre-treatment vs. post-treatment | Pre-treatment>post-treatment | Precuneus (right/left) | T=5.08, p<0.05 FDR-ROI, kE>5 | 16.6/−43,8/8 −2.3/−78.5/40 |
| Left Insula | T=3.55, p<0.05 FDR-ROI, kE>5 | −41.8/10.5/−6.8 | ||
| Left Hippocampus | T=4.8, p<0.05 FDR-ROI, kE>5 | −29.1/−38.4/2.01 | ||
| Post-treatment>Pre-treatment | Medial frontal gyrus (right/left) | T=6.55, p<0.05 FDR-ROI, kE>5 | 40/−16/64 −36/−16/66 | |
| Dorsal ACC | T=5.17, p<0.05 FDR-ROI, kE>5 | 5.4/4.4/46.9 | ||
| Treatment-responsive vs. treatment nonresponsive depressed elderly* | Treatment non-responsive> Treatment responsive | Cuneus | T=2.39, p=0.004, kE=1069 | 8/−88/14 |
| Dorsal ACC | T=2.16, p=0.02, kE=142 | −4/4/32 | ||
| Treatment responsive> Treatment nonresponsive | Medial prefrontal cortex | T=2.52, p=0.01, kE=75 | 2/66/0 | |
| Precuneus | T=2.97, p=0.004, kE= 722 | −2/−66/34 | ||
| Treatment-responsive vs. treatment nonresponsive depressed elderly** | Treatment nonresponsive > Treatment responsive | Left striatum | T=4.14, p<0.05 FDR-ROI, kE>5 | −11.9/5.1/−6.8 |
| Treatment responsive>Treatmentnonresponsive | dlPFC (right) | T =2.09, p=0.02, kE=17 | 50/10/48 | |
| Treatment-responsive vs. treatment nonresponsive depressed elderly, with RBANS as covariate | Treatment nonresponsive> Treatment responsive | Thalamus (right/left) | T =4.74, p= 0.001, kE=58(right)/31 (left) | 7.8/−26.8/−2 =−11.23/-25.4/−2 |
| Left Striatum | T =5.4, p< 0.001, kE=21 | −13.2/−0.3/−6.1 | ||
| Midbrain | T =4.56, p= 0.001, kE=20 | 6.4/−27.5/−1.3 | ||
| Treatment responsive> Treatment nonresponsive | Superior frontal gyrus | T= 4.53, p=0.001, kE =7 | 18.7/43.9/50 |
using baseline scan (T1) as outcome variable;
using the difference between the 12-week scan and the baseline scan (T2-T1) as outcome variable; Legend: MNI=Montreal Neurologic Institute; FDR=false discovery rate; ROI=region of interest; kE=cluster size; ACC = anterior cingulate cortex; dlPFC= dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.