Table 5.
Significant relationships between major white matter tracts integrity and interleukin-1 beta genotype groups or cognitive test scores
| Fractional anisotropy | MMSE | CASI total scores | CASI EFT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major white matter tract fractional anisotropy | C-carrier | TT | C-carrier | TT | C-carrier | TT | C-carrier | TT |
| Forceps major | 0.47(0.04) | 0.48(0.05) | 0.25* | 0.40* | 0.29** | 0.34 | 0.35** | 0.40* |
| Forceps minor | 0.35(0.03) | 0.35(0.03) | 0.26* | 0.48* | 0.28** | 0.44* | 0.34** | 0.52* |
| Anterior thalamic radiation | 0.60(0.06) | 0.61(0.06) | 0.22* | 0.48* | 0.24* | 0.42* | 0.30** | 0.48* |
| Corticospinal tract | 0.99(0.06) | 0.99(0.06) | 0.37** | 0.10 | 0.39** | 0.07 | 0.44** | 0.17 |
| Cingulum | 0.68(0.06) | 0.68(0.07) | 0.29** | 0.41* | 0.32** | 0.36 | 0.32** | 0.43* |
| Cingulum (hippocampus) | 0.58(0.07) | 0.59(0.06) | 0.41** | 0.18 | 0.45** | 0.16 | 0.38** | 0.17 |
| Inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus | 0.74(0.05) | 0.74(0.06) | 0.22* | 0.29 | 0.26* | 0.24 | 0.34** | 0.29 |
| Inferior longitudinal fasciculus | 0.74(0.05) | 0.75(0.05) | 0.26* | 0.31 | 0.30** | 0.29 | 0.37** | 0.32 |
| Superior longitudinal fasciculus | 0.63(0.05) | 0.63(0.06) | 0.20* | 0.24 | 0.23* | 0.22 | 0.27** | 0.29 |
| Uncinate fasciculus | 0.68(0.05) | 0.68(0.04) | 0.26* | 0.20 | 0.28** | 0.13 | 0.30** | 0.17 |
| Superior longitudinal fasciculus (temporal part) | 0.90(0.08) | 0.89(0.09) | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.24* | 0.32 |
Data of Fractional Anisotropy represent mean (standard deviation), MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination scores, CASI Cognitive Ability Screening Instrument, EFT executive function test, EFT Sum of attention, verbal fluency, abstract thinking, and mental manipulation sub-domain scores of the CASI, TT T homozygotes
Numbers indicate mean and standard deviation or Pearson correlation coefficient; *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01