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. 2021 May 3;17:17448069211012833. doi: 10.1177/17448069211012833

Table 2.

Comparison of neurometabolites between FM patients and healthy controls.

Metabolites Groups N mean SD p-value
Anterior cingulate cortex
 Cr/tCr CON 9 0.634 0.264 p = 0.434
FM 12 0.718 0.199
 PCr/tCr CON 7 0.728 0.164 p = 0.012
FM 5 0.477 0.103
Right thalamus
 Cr/tCr CON 13 0.853 0.223 p = 0.616
FM 11 0.817 0.233
Left thalamus
 Cr/tCr CON 10 0.884 0.141 p = 0.971
FM 12 0.876 0.169
Right insula
 Cr/tCr CON 6 0.580 0.155 p = 0.037
FM 12 0.780 0.185
 PCr/tCr CON 9 0.737 0.234 p = 0.004
FM 4 0.423 0.023
Left insula
 Cr/tCr CON 8 0.681 0.234 p = 0.668
FM 10 0.728 0.225
 PCr/tCr CON 8 0.661 0.220 p = 0.364
FM 8 0.553 0.240

Bold letter: significant results. CON: healthy controls; FM: fibromyalgia.