Table 2.
Gender difference of the neuropsychitric WD patients in brain MRI.
| Localization | Men (n = 263) | Women (n = 189) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putamen (lesions) | 198 (75%) | 151 (80%) | 0.249 |
| Globus pallidus (lesions) | 38 (14%) | 28 (15%) | 0.913 |
| Caudate nucleus (lesions) | 89 (34%) | 76 (40%) | 0.165 |
| Thalamus (lesions) | 92 (35%) | 70 (37%) | 0.653 |
| Mesocerebrum (lesions) | 105 (40%) | 74 (39%) | 0.869 |
| Pons (lesions) | 68 (26%) | 50 (26%) | 0.886 |
| Medulla (lesions) | 2 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1.000 |
| Cerebellum (lesions) | 6 (2%) | 6 (2%) | 0.560 |
| Cerebellum (atrophy) | 24 (9%) | 24 (13%) | 0.224 |
| Ventricular widening | 72 (27%) | 60 (32%) | 0.314 |
| Brain cortex (atrophy) | 24 (9%) | 24 (13%) | 0.224 |
| Encephalomalacia | 10 (4%) | 5 (3%) | 0.498 |
Date do not sum to 100% because of rounding errors; P for significance after Bonferroni correction: 0.004.