Table 1.
Country‐1: Argentina |
Country‐2: Colombia |
Country‐3: Australia |
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A. Demographic characteristics of the study samples: Details of the comparison the groups of each center | ||||||||||||
C | bvFTD | FIS | Stats | C | bvFTD | PPA | Stats | C | bvFTD | AD | Stats | |
Number | 16 | 16 (+5) | 13 | – | 29 | 17 | 8 | – | 15 | 12 (+2) | 13 (+2) | – |
Age | 63.50 (7.22) | 69.37 (7.29) | 62.77 (10.42) | NS | 61.30 (7.16) | 65.23 (8.29) | 60.12 (5.81) | NS | 69.13 (6.59) | 65.33 (9.12) | 64.07 (7.34) | NS |
Educa‐tion | 16.31 (2.52) | 14.60 (4.12) | 14.25 (5.61) | NS | 14.25 (5.60) | 13.82 (4.50) | 11.50 (4.37) | NS | 14.15 (2.61) | 12.10 (3.33) | 12.77 (2.65) | NS |
Gender | F = 9 M = 7 | F = 9 M = 7 | F = 3 M = 10 | NS | F = 12 M = 17 | F = 12 M = 5 | F = 4 M = 4 | NS | F = 7 M = 8 | F = 8 M = 4 | F = 5 M = 8 | NS |
B fMRI acquisition parameters: The specific scanning protocol followed in each center | |||
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Firm | Philips Intera | Philips Achieva | Philips Achieva |
Teslas | 1.5 T | 3 T | 3 T |
N° slices | 33 slices | 40 slices | 29 slices |
Voxel size | 3.6 mm × 3.6 mm × 4 mm | 3 mm × 3 mm × 3 mm | 1.88 mm × 1.88 mm × 4.5 mm |
Flip angle | 90° | 90° | 90° |
Acqui‐sition | Ascending. Parallel to the anterior and posterior commissures. | Ascending. Parallel to the anterior and posterior commissures. | Ascending. Parallel to the anterior and posterior commissures. |
Repe‐tition time (TR) | 2,777 ms | 3,000 ms | 2,000 ms |
Echo time (TE) | 50 ms | 30 ms | 30 ms |
Duration | 10 min | 5 min | 7 min |
Instru‐ction | Do not think about anything in particular. | Do not think about anything in particular. | Do not think about anything in particular. |
N° volumes | 209 | 120 | 208 |
C Movement parameters: Comparison of groups’ movement parameters in each center | ||||||||||||
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C | bvFTD | FIS | Stats | C | bvFTD | PPA | Stats | C | bvFTD | AD | Stats | |
Mean translational (mm) | 0.11 (0.05) | 0.12 (0.07) | 0.10 (0.03) | NS | 0.05 (0.03) | 0.05 (0.02) | 0.05 (0.04) | NS | 0.08 (0.04) | 0.08 (0.03) | 0.11 (0.07) | NS |
Mean rotational (°) | 0.07 (0.03) | 0.09 (0.06) | 0.08 (0.03) | NS | 0.03 (0.01) | 0.04 (0.02) | 0.04 (0.02) | NS | 0.04 (0.02) | 0.05 (0.03) | 0.08 (0.02) | NS |
NS: non‐significant. Mean (SD).