Table 3 Cognitive outcomes in relation to white matter integrities using fractional anisotropy adjusted for confounding factors
From: Effects of Homocysteine on white matter diffusion parameters in Alzheimer’s disease
Tract name | Simple correlation | Adjusted for confounders# | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MMSE | CASI total | CASI EFT | STM | MMSE | CASI total | CASI EFT | STM | |
Forceps.major | .284(*) | .294(*) | .358(*) | .246(*) | .329(*) | .342(*) | .396(*) | .278(*) |
Forceps.minor | .291(*) | .300(*) | .364(*) | .252(*) | .333(*) | .342(*) | .395(*) | .285(*) |
Anterior.thalamic.radiation | .271(*) | .276(*) | .333(*) | .241(*) | .298(*) | .302(*) | .350(*) | .266(*) |
Corticospinal.tract | .304(*) | .308(*) | .361(*) | .249(*) | .316(*) | .331(*) | .379(*) | .252(*) |
Cingulum._cingulate.gyrus | .308(*) | .322(*) | .342(*) | .280(*) | .327(*) | .344(*) | .355(*) | .289(*) |
Cingulum._hippocampus | .351(*) | .384(*) | .344(*) | .451(*) | .342(*) | .375(*) | .334(*) | .447(*) |
Inferior.frontooccipital.fasciculus | .222 | .241(*) | .314(*) | .213 | .251(*) | .280(*) | .343(*) | .230(*) |
Inferior.longitudinal.fasciculus | .266(*) | .290(*) | .350(*) | .214 | .216 | .240(*) | .280(*) | .193 |
Superior.longitudinal.fasciculus | .199 | .219 | .269(*) | .182 | .252(*) | .260(*) | .263(*) | .252(*) |
Uncinate.fasciculus | .241(*) | .243(*) | .256(*) | .251(*) | .295(*) | .323(*) | .372(*) | .230(*) |
Superior.longitudinal.fasciculus.temporal.part | .161 | .194 | .248(*) | .103 | .198 | .241(*) | .279(*) | .128 |