Table 3.
Bivariate Pearson’s correlations between clinical variables, psychomotor speed (PS) and CBF in caudate-thalamus and superior frontal clusters
| Variable | Age | Duration | a1cmon | BMI | A1cMRI | SBP | DBP | nGMV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caudate-Thalamus | − 0.20 | − 0.11 | − 0.06 | − 0.14 | − 0.07 | − 0.01 | − 0.02 | 0.19 |
| Superior Frontal | − 0.12 | − 0.07 | − 0.55 | − 0.28* | − 0.06 | − 0.21 | − 0.11 | 0.09 |
| PS | − 0.31** | − 0.25* | − 0.07 | − 0.14 | − 0.08 | − 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.16 |
a1cmon, a1c months at MRI; BMI, body mass index; A1c, A1c measured at MRI scan; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; nGMV, Normalized gray matter volume (ratio of gray matter volume to intracranial volume)
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01