Table 3.
Relative concentrations ratios of each metabolite calculated for creatine concentration in the brains of girls and boys in different regions (*p < 0.05)
| Lip/Cr | Lac/Cr | NAA/Cr | Cho/Cr | mI/Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right frontal lobe | |||||
| Girls | 0.26 ± 0.105 | 0.24 ± 0.108 | 1.80 ± 0.258 | 1.02 ± 0.152 | 0.86 ± 0.216 |
| Boys | 0.24 ± 0.131 | 0.24 ± 0.108 | 1.86 ± 0.409 | 1.03 ± 0.217 | 0.84 ± 0.298 |
| p-value | 0.82 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.84 | 0.78 |
| Left frontal lobe | |||||
| Girls | 0.23 ± 0.110 | 0.25 ± 0.091 | 1.98 ± 0.277 | 1.06 ± 0.177 | 0.79 ± 0.401 |
| Boys | 0.22 ± 0.085 | 0.28 ± 0.093 | 1.93 ± 0.319 | 1.04 ± 0.198 | 0.94 ± 0.242 |
| p-value | 0.85 | 0.31 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.12 |
| Right basal ganglia | |||||
| Girls | 0.24 ± 0.129 | 0.23 ± 0.120 | 1.69 ± 0.261 | 0.86 ± 0.167 | 0.61 ± 0.188 |
| Boys | 0.19 ± 0.087 | 0.20 ± 0.092 | 1.66 ± 0.159 | 1.05 ± 1.241 | 0.64 ± 0.188 |
| p-value | 0.16 | 0.29 | 0.69 | 0.45 | 0.60 |
| Left basal ganglia | |||||
| Girls | 0.20 ± 0.087 | 0.19 ± 0.096 | 1.61 ± 0.405 | 0.81 ± 0.273 | 0.62 ± 0.228 |
| Boys | 0.22 ± 0.109 | 0.25 ± 0.099 | 1.69 ± 0.336 | 0.85 ± 0.093 | 0.67 ± 0.156 |
| p-value | 0.47 | 0.05 | 0.43 | 0.56 | 0.38 |
| Right hippocampus | |||||
| Girls | 0.29 ± 0.228 | 0.20 ± 0.081 | 1.62 ± 0.207 | 1.06 ± 0.219 | 0.96 ± 0.344 |
| Boys | 0.24 ± 0.082 | 0.23 ± 0.093 | 1.61 ± 0.271 | 1.09 ± 0.201 | 1.11 ± 0.297 |
| p-value | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.80 | 0.61 | 0.13 |
| Left hippocampus | |||||
| Girls | 0.26 ± 0.220 | 0.23 ± 0.118 | 1.91 ± 0.403 | 1.12 ± 0.390 | 1.12 ± 0.656 |
| Boys | 0.22 ± 0.107 | 0.29 ± 0.370 | 1.65 ± 0.431 | 1.03 ± 0.262 | 1.08 ± 0.308 |
| p-value | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.80 |
| Cerebellum | |||||
| Girls | 0.23 ± 0.204 | 0.17 ± 0.071 | 1.31 ± 0.236 | 0.86 ± 0.138 | 0.84 ± 0.211 |
| Boys | 0.18 ± 0.071 | 0.20 ± 0.101 | 1.36 ± 0.156 | 0.92 ± 0.150 | 0.83 ± 0.155 |
| p-value | 0.38 | 0.20 | 0.44 | 0.15 | 0.77 |
Cho – choline, Cr – creatine, Lac – lactates, Lip – lipids, mI – myo-inositol, NAA – N-acetyl aspartate