Table 3. Pearson correlations between annual percent change (APC) and age.
MD | AD | RD | FA | ||||||
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Tract | Hemi | rAge | p | rAge | p | rAge | p | rAge | p |
FMaj | 0.35 | <0.001 | 0.36 | <0.001 | 0.29 | <0.001 | -0.08 | 0.26 | |
FMin | 0.40 | <0.001 | 0.44 | <0.001 | 0.29 | <0.001 | -0.08 | 0.28 | |
ATR | rh | 0.45 | <0.001 | 0.36 | <0.001 | 0.40 | <0.001 | -0.24 | 0.001 |
ATR | lh | 0.53 | <0.001 | 0.50 | <0.001 | 0.49 | <0.001 | -0.32 | <0.001 |
CAB | rh | -0.03 | 0.65 | -0.05 | 0.52 | -0.02 | 0.74 | 0.01 | 0.91 |
CAB | lh | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.42 | 0.16 | 0.02 | -0.12 | 0.10 |
CCG | rh | 0.26 | <0.001 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.29 | <0.001 | -0.26 | <0.001 |
CCG | lh | 0.33 | <0.001 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.34 | <0.001 | -0.28 | <0.001 |
CST | rh | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.24 | <0.001 | 0.14 | 0.05 | -0.04 | 0.57 |
CST | lh | 0.36 | <0.001 | 0.44 | <0.001 | 0.26 | <0.001 | -0.08 | 0.25 |
ILF | rh | 0.01 | 0.92 | -0.02 | 0.75 | 0.02 | 0.83 | -0.03 | 0.72 |
ILF | lh | 0.29 | <0.001 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.31 | <0.001 | -0.17 | 0.02 |
SLFP | rh | 0.24 | <0.001 | 0.21 | 0.004 | 0.24 | 0.001 | -0.23 | 0.001 |
SLFP | lh | 0.41 | <0.001 | 0.39 | <0.001 | 0.38 | <0.001 | -0.22 | 0.001 |
SLFT | rh | 0.23 | 0.001 | 0.23 | 0.001 | 0.21 | 0.003 | -0.16 | 0.02 |
SLFT | lh | 0.44 | <0.001 | 0.43 | <0.001 | 0.38 | <0.001 | -0.16 | 0.03 |
UNC | rh | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.13 | -0.001 | 0.99 |
UNC | lh | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.01 | -0.14 | 0.04 |
Mean (MD), axial (AD), and radial (RD) diffusivity and fractional anisotropy (FA) for each tract. FMaj = Forceps Major, FMin = Forceps Minor, ATR = Anterior Thalamic Radiation, CAB = Cingulum Angular Bundle, CCG = Cingulum Cingular Bundle, CST = Corticospinal Tract, ILF = Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus, SLFP = Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus Parietal part, SLFT = Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus Temporal part, UNC = Uncinate Fasciculus. Bonferroni-corrected at factor of 18, p values are significant p = 0.003.