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. 2022 Jun 8;159(1):43–52. doi: 10.1007/s11060-022-04042-3

Table 2.

Features of newly diagnosed IDH + LrGG. Statistically significant MRSI and volumetric parameters among newly diagnosed patients with IDH+ LrGG; 2HG/tCr was reported regardless of significance for each categorical comparison

LrGG comparison Parameter Patients (n1, n2) Values median (lower, upper quartile) p–value
T2L vs NAWM T2L NAWM
2HG+ GABA/tCr 36, 36 0.54 (0.38,0.83) 0.35 (0.30,0.39)  < 0.001
Glu/tCr 37, 37 0.95 (0.81,1.06) 1.06 (0.96,1.18)  < 0.001
Gln/tCr 37, 37 0.54 (0.47,0.64) 0.45 (0.40,0.51)  < 0.001
MI/tCho 37, 37 2.94 (2.60,3.47) 2.55 (2.40,2.82) 0.001
MI/tCr 37, 37 1.44 (1.21,1.69) 1.03 (0.94,1.09)  < 0.001
mIG/tCr 37, 37 1.64 (1.33,1.87) 1.08 (0.99,1.20)  < 0.001
mIG/tCho 37, 37 3.31 (2.92,3.75) 2.75 (2.57,3.14)  < 0.001
tCho/tNAA 37, 37 0.35 (0.29,0.47) 0.20 (0.18,0.21)  < 0.001
tCho/tCr 37, 37 0.47 (0.43,0.53) 0.39 (0.36,0.43)  < 0.001
tNAA/tCr 37, 37 1.32 (1.02–1.51) 1.97 (1.88,2.13)  < 0.001
Grade 2 vs 3 Grade 2 Grade 3
MI/tCho 24, 13 3.12 (2.75,3.72) 2.73 (2.33,2.98)  < 0.05
2HG/tCr 22, 12 0.90 (0.76,1.07) 0.92 (0.67,1.17) NS
Astro vs Oligo Astro Oligo
MI/tCho 21, 16 2.91 (2.53,3.17) 3.36 (2.72,3.76)  < 0.05
mIG/tCho 21, 16 3.16 (2.75,3.46) 3.68 (3.22,4.06)  < 0.05
2HG/tCr 19, 15 0.90 (0.65,1.00) 0.93 (0.81,1.15) NS
Vol. CNIT2L > 2 (cm3) 21, 16 19.9 (16.2,38.0) 10.0 (6.2,16.8)  < 0.01
Vol. T2L, grade 2 (cm3) 11, 13 63.6 (30.1,75.0) 20.4 (13.9,34.4)  < 0.05
p53+ vs p53− p53+  p53–
tCho/tCr 26, 7 0.49 (0.44,0.56) 0.42 (0.38,0.45)  < 0.05
MI/tCho 26, 7 2.83 (2.42,3.23) 3.71 (3.08,3.96)  < 0.05
mIG/tCho 26, 7 3.14 (2.75,3.64) 4.00 (3.48,4.39)  < 0.05
2HG/tCr 23, 7 0.93 (0.81,1.15) 0.81 (0.78,0.87) NS
Vol. CNIT2L > 2 (cm3) 26, 7 18.5 (13.9,37.5) 7.8 (6.5,10.7)  < 0.01
Vol. T2L (cm3) 26, 7 46.5 (30.6,74.9) 19.2 (12.3,33.4)  < 0.01

2HG, 2-hydroxyglutarate; GABA, γ-aminobutyric acid; tCr, creatine + phosphocreatine; Glu, glutamate; MI, myo-inositol; tCho, phosphocholine + glycerophosphocholine + choline; Gly, glycine; tNAA, N-acetylaspartate + N-acetylaspartylglutamate; mIG, MI + Gly; CNI, choline-to-NAA index; Vol, volume; NS, not significant