Table 4.

Relationships between the pVO2, the MMSE, and the brain structure volumes.

Variables		pVO2	MMSE
L. Hippocampus	Correlation coefficient	0.349	0.229
	p-value	0.017	0.125
R. Hippocampus	Correlation coefficient	0.478	0.205
	p-value	0.001	0.173
L. Insula	Correlation coefficient	0.102	0.248
	p-value	0.531	0.122
R. Insula	Correlation coefficient	0.102	−0.137
	p-value	0.506	0.369
L. Amygdala	Correlation coefficient	0.363	0.144
	p-value	0.014	0.346
R. Amygdala	Correlation coefficient	0.360	0.054
	p-value	0.015	0.723
L. Thalamus	Correlation coefficient	0.265	0.146
	p-value	0.079	0.339
R. Thalamus	Correlation coefficient	0.249	0.259
	p-value	0.099	0.085
L. Cerebellum	Correlation coefficient	0.214	0.113
	p-value	0.158	0.458
R. Cerebellum	Correlation coefficient	0.288	0.179
	p-value	0.055	0.238
Total Cerebral GM	Correlation coefficient	0.194	0.246
	p-value	0.201	0.103

Abbreviations: L, left; R, right; pVO2, peak volume oxygen consumption; GM, gray matter; MMSE, mini-mental state examination.