Table 4.

Summary of statistical results of different metabolites in various limbic regions by gender group using two-samples t test

Region/gender group	Cho			Cr			NAA			mI
	Female	Male	p	Female	Male	p	Female	Male	p	Female	Male	p
ACC	0.994	1.001	0.861	6.199	5.660	0.259	12.389	11.729	0.544	0.221	0.147	0.333
PCC	0.525	0.494	0.245	6.772	6.271	0.034*	13.243	12.520	0.130	0.232	0.228	0.960
Left hippocampus	0.668	0.629	0.324	6.099	6.190	0.763	16.521	15.249	0.165	0.099	0.093	0.919
Right hippocampus	1.282	1.103	0.071	8.317	8.051	0.637	12.152	10.988	0.264	0.140	0.149	0.923

ACC anterior cingulate cortex, Cho choline, Cr creatine, mI myo-inositol, NAA N-acetyl-aspartate, PCC posterior cingulate cortex

*p < 0.05