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. 2021 Mar 23;22:207. doi: 10.1186/s12864-021-07525-1

Table 3.

Association of BDNF expression with demographic factors

Region Demographic n Median_IQR p-value
Cerebellum Sex Female 48 (27.9%) 30 (13.75 ~ 45.25) 0.97
Male 124 (72.1%) 30.5 (9.75 ~ 50.25)
Race Black 17 (9.9%) 18 (13 ~ 33) 0.13
White 154 (89.5%) 32 (12.25 ~ 50.75)
Age 172 −0.03 0.70
BMI 172 −0.0063 0.93
Cortex Sex Female 49 (33.1%) 27 (14 ~ 39) 0.18
Male 99 (66.9%) 33 (17.5 ~ 46)
Race Black 17 (11.5%) 22 (4 ~ 38) 0.08
White 130 (87.8%) 31.5 (18.25 ~ 45)
Age 148 −0.0238 0.77
BMI 148 -9e-04 0.99
Nucleus accumbens Sex Female 42 (28.8%) 25.5 (12.25 ~ 42.75) 0.90
Male 104 (71.2%) 28 (15 ~ 41.25)
Race Black 13 (9%) 20 (3 ~ 35) 0.14
White 131 (90.3%) 28 (15 ~ 43)
Age 146 0.0486 0.56
BMI 146 0.0778 0.35
Caudate Sex Female 38 (26.6%) 33 (18.25 ~ 55) 0.14
Male 105 (73.4%) 28 (14 ~ 40)
Race Black 14 (9.9%) 15.5 (2.25 ~ 26.5) 0.01
White 127 (89.4%) 33 (17 ~ 46)
Age 143 0.031 0.71
BMI 143 0.0031 0.97
Cerebellar Hemisphere Sex Female 37 (27.8%) 44 (16 ~ 70) 0.79
Male 96 (72.2%) 42 (18.75 ~ 69.5)
Race Black 11 (8.3%) 25 (16 ~ 40) 0.09
White 121 (91%) 45 (19 ~ 72)
Age 133 −0.0192 0.83
BMI 133 0.1449 0.10