Table 2. [18F]-DOPA Kicer (min−1) by Group.
ROI |
Non-smoker controls (n=15) |
Smokers (n=15) |
Group comparisona |
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | tdf | p | |
STR | 0.0130 | 0.0010 | 0.0128 | 0.0012 | 0.6428 | 0.53 |
AST | 0.0126 | 0.0010 | 0.0122 | 0.0011 | 0.8428 | 0.41 |
LST | 0.0132 | 0.0017 | 0.0135 | 0.0012 | 0.6328 | 0.53 |
SMST | 0.0141 | 0.0011 | 0.0138 | 0.0016 | 0.6728 | 0.51 |
Abbreviations: AST, associative striatum; Kicer, influx rate constant; LST, limbic striatum; ROI, region of interest; SMST, sensorimotor striatum; STR, whole striatum.
Independent-samples t-tests.