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. 2019 Aug 23;13:803. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00803

TABLE 2.

Association of strength and variability of complex-network measures with the NCI score and symptom severity in PTSD (PCL5 score) and PCS (NSI score).

Complex network measure Path (Integration) or node (Segregation) Symptom severity score
Behavioral measure
Neurocognitive
PCL5 score NSI score Composite
(PTSD) (PCS) Index (NCI)
Static functional integration measures
Shortest path length L_MFG → L_Insula –0.6902 –0.6756 0.6589
L_Insula → L_Amygdala 0.6822 0.6759 –0.6298
L_Amyg → R_Hippocampus 0.6535 0.6930 –0.6389
R_Hippocampus → L_Precuneus 0.6990 0.6580 –0.3545
Edge betweenness L_MFG → L_Insula –0.6704 –0.6853 0.5871
L_Insula → L_Amygdala 0.7370 0.6868 –0.5303
L_Amyg → R_Hippocampus 0.7080 0.6372 –0.3956
R_Hippocampus → L_Precuneus 0.7156 0.6669 –0.4193
Variance of dynamic functional integration
Shortest path length L_MFG → L_Insula –0.7532 –0.7327 0.6704
L_Insula → L_Amygdala –0.7579 –0.7382 0.6748
L_Amyg → R_Hippocampus –0.7541 –0.7358 0.6709
R_Hippocampus → L_Precuneus –0.8520 –0.7737 0.4579
Edge betweenness L_MFG → L_Insula –0.7330 –0.7287 0.6672
L_Insula → L_Amygdala –0.7358 –0.7260 0.6586
L_Amyg → R_Hippocampus –0.7326 –0.7264 0.6590
R_Hippocampus → L_Precuneus –0.8513 –0.7776 0.4619
Static functional segregation measures
Clustering Coefficient L_MFG –0.6859 –0.6685 0.6245
Local Efficiency L_MFG –0.7013 –0.6990 0.6826
L_Insula 0.6527 0.6550 –0.6290
Dynamic functional segregation measures
Clustering Coefficient L_MFG –0.7478 –0.7271 0.6538
L_Insula –0.7412 –0.7204 0.6533
Local Efficiency L_MFG –0.7524 –0.7324 0.6692

Table presents the correlation values (R-value), which were significant with p < 0.05 Bonferroni corrected.