Table 4.
Correlation matrix between cognitive test scores with peak clusters volume
| Covariance strength relationship | C > TT | C < TT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed region | R entorhinal | R frontoinsular seed | R dorsolateral seed | ||||
| Peak clusters | R cingulum | BA10 | BA6 | R superior sagittal prefrontal |
L precentral | L fusiform gyrus | R temporal |
| Cognitive tests | IL-1 beta genotype :-511 C-carriers | ||||||
| MMSE | 0.24* | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.24* | 0.17 | 0.06 |
| CASI total scores | 0.26** | 0.09 | 0.19* | 0.17 | 0.28** | 0.19 | 0.05 |
| CASI EFT scores | 0.21* | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.25** | 0.19* | 0.07 |
| CASI subdomains | |||||||
| Short-term memory | 0.21* | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.26** | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Orientation | 0.22* | −0.03 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.24* | 0.16 | 0.08 |
| Long-term memory | 0.31** | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.25** | 0.04 | 0.15 |
| Language | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.30** | 0.25 | 0.09 | −0.06 |
| Drawing | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.29** | −0.06 |
| Attention | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.30** | 0.01 | −0.07 |
| Verbal fluency | 0.23* | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.23* | 0.18 | 0.03 |
| Abstract thinking | 0.20* | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.25* | 0.07 |
| Mental manipulation | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| Cognitive tests | IL-1 beta genotype :-511 TT | ||||||
| MMSE | 0.12 | 0.43* | 0.39* | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.40* | 0.48* |
| CASI total scores | 0.14 | 0.47* | 0.44* | 0.48* | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.56** |
| CASI EFT scores | 0.21 | 0.44* | 0.39* | 0.39* | 0.40* | 0.35 | 0.60** |
| CASI Subdomains | |||||||
| Short Term Memory | −0.03 | 0.34 | 0.19 | 0.38 | 0.02 | 0.37 | 0.22 |
| Orientation | 0.16 | 0.43* | 0.39 | 0.42* | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.46* |
| Long Term Memory | 0.02 | 0.36 | 0.49 | 0.54** | 0.39* | 0.22 | 0.56** |
| Language | 0.11 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 0.48* | 0.43* | 0.30 | 0.60** |
| Drawing | 0.09 | 0.55** | 0.48 | 0.54** | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.51** |
| Attention | 0.06 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.57** |
| Verbal fluency | 0.30 | 0.69** | 0.46* | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.39* |
| Abstract thinking | 0.26 | 0.37 | 0.40* | 0.39 | 0.41* | 0.19 | 0.56** |
| Mental manipulation | 0.01 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.43* | 0.47* |
Numbers indicate Pearson correlation coefficients between peak cluster volume and test scores, *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01
MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, EFT executive function test, R right, L left, IL-1 interleukin-1, CASI Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument, BA Brodmann area, C IL-1 beta C-carrier, TT T Homozygotes