Table 2.
HC | PD-non pRBD | PD-pRBD | Group-by-sex test stat (P value) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Global atrophy | ||||
Cortical GM | ||||
F | 30.11 (1.80) | 29.39 (2.23) | 30.03 (2.34) | 1.577 (0.209) |
M | 29.39 (2.26) | 28.15 (1.98) | 28.15 (2.39) | |
Subcortical GM | ||||
F | 3.69 (0.27) | 3.63 (0.26) | 3.66 (0.32) | 1.773 (0.172) |
M | 3.54 (0.28) | 3.51 (0.24) | 3.41 (0.24) | |
Mean CTh, mm | ||||
F | 2.44 (0.10) | 2.42 (0.10) | 2.41 (0.09) | 0.017 (0.984) |
M | 2.41 (0.12) | 2.39 (0.12) | 2.38 (0.12) | |
Deep GM nuclei | ||||
Thalamus | ||||
F | 0.460 (0.030) | 0.465 (0.042) | 0.456 (0.044) | 0.741 (0.478) |
M | 0.443 (0.046) | 0.441 (0.040) | 0.429 (0.037) | |
Caudate | ||||
F | 0.222 (0.028) | 0.221 (0.027) | 0.229 (0.022) | 2.047 (0.131) |
M | 0.215 (0.024) | 0.212 (0.025) | 0.207 (0.024) | |
Putamen | ||||
F | 0.303 (0.038) | 0.294 (0.035) | 0.296 (0.039) | 0.995 (0.371) |
M | 0.290 (0.034) | 0.286 (0.029) | 0.275 (0.035) | |
Pallidum | ||||
F | 0.126 (0.013) | 0.127 (0.014) | 0.131 (0.015) | 3.084 (0.047)* |
M | 0.124 (0.015) | 0.127 (0.013) | 0.120 (0.015) | |
Hippocampus | ||||
F | 0.279 (0.028) | 0.267 (0.030) | 0.272 (0.031) | 0.802 (0.449) |
M | 0.257 (0.026) | 0.252 (0.028) | 0.247 (0.025) | |
Amygdala | ||||
F | 0.110 (0.013) | 0.103 (0.015) | 0.108 (0.022) | 2.397 (0.093) |
M | 0.110 (0.014) | 0.105 (0.013) | 0.101 (0.013) | |
Accumbens | ||||
F | 0.032 (0.006) | 0.031 (0.007) | 0.034 (0.007) | 1.618 (0.200) |
M | 0.031 (0.004) | 0.030 (0.006) | 0.030 (0.006) | |
Brainstem | ||||
F | 1.382 (0.100) | 1.412 (0.128) | 1.412 (0.110) | 2.393 (0.093) |
M | 1.390 (0.134) | 1.375 (0.113) | 1.338 (0.128) |
Data are presented by groups as mean (SD). Volumetric variables are presented in ratios estimated by ((volume/eTIV) × 100). Two-way analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) with age as covariable, followed by Bonferroni post hoc tests, were used for all variables
CTh cortical thickness; F female; GM gray matter; HC healthy controls; M male; PD-non pRBD PD without probable RBD; PD-pRBD PD with probable RBD
*Differences between PD-non pRBD males and PD-pRBD males (P < 0.05)