Table 4 Comparison between the WMHs (group I) and non-WMHs subjects (group II) regarding the assessed investigations

ARWMC

11.89 ± 4.16

1.79 ± 1.18

11.599

0.001*

Occult LBIs

1.36 ± 0.84

0.46 ± 0.59

4.693

0.001*

CDP-SOM ratio

93.18 ± 13.76

97.54 ± 2.00

1.539

0.129

CDP-VIS ratio

78.20 ± 3.26

89.17 ± 2.43

14.418

0.001*

CDP-VEST ratio

49.09 ± 3.64

67.54 ± 3.01

21.183

0.001*

Corticospinal tract (mean FA)

0.58 ± 0.06

0.72 ± 0.07

8.321

0.001*

Corticospinal tract (density)

373.00 ± 24.11

358.08 ± 25.90

2.375

0.020*

TCT (mean FA)

0.46 ± 0.06

0.70 ± 0.07

14.203

0.001*

TCC (density)

662.39 ± 75.36

674.04 ± 74.58

0.612

0.543

Arcute faciculus (mean FA)

0.36 ± 0.06

0.47 ± 0.02

8.943

0.001*

Arcute faciculus (density)

237.14 ± 24.04

230.33 ± 24.59

1.106

0.273

ILF (mean FA)

0.42 ± 0.03

0.42 ± 0.03

0.407

0.686

ILF (density)

228.45 ± 15.85

226.58 ± 15.37

0.470

0.640