Table 2.
p-Values Resulting from Paired t-Tests
| Caudate node strength | ACC node strength | MFG node strength | PCC node strength | Caudate to MFG connection | PCC to MFG connection | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edge scheme | Clustering coefficient | Path length | L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R | L | R |
| B12 | 0.14 | 0.81 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.83 | 0.59 | 0.13 | 0.93 | 0.74 | NA | NA |
| FA12 | 0.68 | 0.99 | 0.30 | 0.81 | 0.42 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.95 | 0.22 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.82 |
| SC12 | 0.97 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.17 | 0.52 | 0.28 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 0.19 |
| SDL12 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.55 | 0.43 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.11 | 0.19 |
The 12-week group's graph metrics were tested for differences using a paired t-test (two-tailed). Each row lists an edge scheme's results expressed as a p-value. (B, binary; FA, fractional anisotropy weight; SC, streamline count weight; SDL, streamline count with density and length correction weight), and top-most row denotes graph metrics. ACC, anterior cingulate cortex; L, left; PCC, posterior cingulate cortex; MFG, middle frontal gyrus; R, right. “NA”—PCC to MFG connections were not observed using the binary definition.