Table V.

Correlation (r) between HAMD scores and standardized uptake values in the abnormally activated cerebral regions of patients with major depressive disorder.

HAMD item	Left superior frontal gyrus	Left middle frontal gyrus	Left inferior frontal gyrus	Right superior frontal gyrus	Right middle frontal gyrus	Right inferior frontal gyrus
HAMD aggregate	0.09	0.58a	0.13	0.16	0.62a	0.23
Anxiety	0.42	0.31	0.37	0.41	0.44	−0.71a
Weight	0.16	−0.07	0.34	0.41	0.29	0.33
Cognitive impairment	−0.12	0.55a	0.07	0.25	0.52a	0.36
Diurnal variation	0.05	0.23	0.12	0.35	0.14	0.29
Retardation	0.37	−0.67a	0.03	0.16	0.23	−0.64a
Sleep disturbance	−0.21	0.28	−0.24	0.14	0.25	0.16
Hopelessness	0.14	−0.19	0.26	0.33	0.18	0.26

^aCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level. HAMD, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.