Table 2.
Correlation analysis for PMA at scan and average diffusion measures for each tract
| Side | Diffusion measure | Correlation coefficient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cingulum | CST | Fornix | Inferior longitudinal fasciculus | Optic radiations | ||
| Left | FA | 0.515 | 0.764* | 0.783* | 0.347 | 0.569* |
| MD | − 0.625* | − 0.785* | − 0.789* | − 0.555* | − 0.735* | |
| NDI | 0.675* | 0.769* | 0.755* | 0.053 | 0.537 | |
| ODI | 0.516 | 0.264 | 0.090 | 0.401 | 0.456 | |
| Right | FA | 0.344 | 0.800* | 0.758* | 0.509 | 0.631* |
| MD | − 0.582* | − 0.822* | − 0.901* | − 0.633* | − 0.756* | |
| NDI | 0.563* | 0.794* | 0.855* | − 0.079 | 0.482 | |
| ODI | 0.589* | 0.282 | 0.449 | 0.198 | 0.449 | |
*Significant p < 0.00125 (0.05/40)