TABLE 9.
Statistically significant difference in entorhinal cortex texture over an 18-month intervention.
Entorhinal cortex texture features – mean (SD) |
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ASM | Contrast | Correlation | Sum variance | Variance | Sum variance | Entropy | Cluster shade | |
MCI stable | ||||||||
Baseline | 0.226 (0.047) | 220 (22.38) | 0.498 (0.043) | 659.4 (38.0) | 220 (9.49) | 659 (38.0) | 2.92 (0.216) | 1,838 (3,218) |
6 months | 0.228 (0.046) | 223 (20.95) | 0.495 (0.041) | 659.2 (38.5) | 221 (9.90) | 659 (38.5) | 2.90 (0.221) | 1,198 (,2986) |
12 months | 0.230 (0.047) | 223 (19.34) | 0.494 (0.043) | 656.0 (38.1) | 220 (9.50) | 655 (41.9) | 2.89 (0.212) | 1,276 (3,086) |
18 months | 0.234 (0.047) | 222 (24.71) | 0.493 (0.049) | 654.0 (38.1) | 219 (10.7) | 654 (44.3) | 2.89 (0.212) | 1,300 (2,989) |
F-ratio (Time) | F(3, 417) = 2.45 P = 0.620 | F(3, 384) = 1.05 P = 0.370 | F(3, 375) = 1.14 P = 0.332 | F(3, 411) = 2.17 P = 0.09 | F(3, 411) = 1.44 P = 0.230 | F(3, 411) = 2.17 P = 0.091 | F(3, 414) = 2.65 P = 0.048 | F(3, 396) = 2.49 P = 0.060 |
MCI converters | ||||||||
Baseline | 0.230 (0.041) | 230 (26.6) | 0.480 (0.046) | 655.4 (35.0) | 221 (10.5) | 655 (35.0) | 2.87 (0.179) | -296.7 (1,860) |
6 months | 0.237 (0.039) | 238 (27.4) | 0.468 (0.043) | 650.0 (40.5) | 222 (11.4) | 650 (40.5) | 2.82 (0.185) | -388.4 (2,363) |
12 months | 0.235 (0.040) | 237 (28.5) | 0.468 (0.047) | 647.4 (42.0) | 222 (12.0) | 637 (42.0) | 2.82 (0.186) | -385.0 (2,394) |
18 months | 0.243 (0.043) | 238 (28.8) | 0.459 (0.047) | 637.8 (44.3) | 219 (12.7) | 647 (44.3) | 2.79 (0.156) | -557.1 (2,032) |
F-ratio (Time) | F(2.72, 179.5) = 3.86 P = 0.013 | F(3, 201) = 5.80 P < 0.0005 | F(3, 192) = 6.82 P < 0.0005 | F(3, 201) = 7.45 P < 0.0005 | F(3, 198) = 3.55 P < 0.0005 | F(3, 201) = 7.45 P < 0.0005 | F(3, 204) = 7.30 P < 0.0005 | F(3, 162) = 0.23 P = 0.874 |
MCI, mild cognitive impairment; ASM, angular second moment; SD, standard deviation.