Table 2. Correlations between increased plasma levels of t-tau/Aβ1-42 and decreased cortical FDG uptake.
Cortical region | CS (mm2) | r | p |
t-tau | |||
L posterior cingulate | 54592 | 0.62 | 10-6 |
L superior temporal | 119 | 0.32 | 10-2 |
R posterior cingulate | 60700 | 0.61 | 10-7 |
R inferior temporal | 175 | 0.35 | 10-3 |
Aβ1-42 | |||
L superior parietal | 756 | 0.49 | 10-4 |
L superior frontal | 304 | 0.46 | 10-3 |
L superior temporal | 232 | 0.51 | 10-4 |
R lateral orbitofrontal | 1896 | 0.56 | 10-4 |
R superior frontal | 1612 | 0.57 | 10-5 |
R posterior cingulate | 205 | 0.66 | 10-5 |
CS: cluster size; it refers to the extent of significant correlations between plasma t-tau/Aβ1-42 and cortical FDG uptake. Left (L) and right (R) cortical hemisphere. r: Pearson correlation coefficient; p: exact p-value (corrected for multiple comparisons).