Table 2:

Age-corrected mean FA for patient and control groups by different evaluation strategies

GroupEvaluation Strategy
ABCD
FAmeanPatients (n = 10)0.644 ± 0.0490.728 ± 0.0750.693 ± 0.0760.672 ± 0.064
(Age corrected) ± SDControl subjects (n = 20)0.694 ± 0.0450.770 ± 0.0480.732 ± 0.0200.691 ± 0.045
Significance of group differenceP = .001P = .011P = .004P = .162
DSR1.120.861.960.43
  • Note:—FA indicates fractional anisotropy; FAmean, mean value of FA measurements of the respective variability assessment; DSR, difference vs SD ratio.