Table 3 Correlations between age, clinical, and spectroscopic data in patients with cognitive impairment associated with depression
From: Value of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in geriatric patients with cognitive impairment
Age in years | GDS | MoCA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hippo NAA | Pearson correlation | −.051 | −.598 | −.219 |
Significance | .817 | .003 | .315 | |
Hippo Cr. | Pearson correlation | .352 | −.187 | .246 |
Significance | .100 | .392 | .258 | |
Hippo NAA/Cr | Pearson correlation | −.292 | −.450 | −.393 |
Significance | .176 | .031 | .063 | |
Frontal NAA | Pearson correlation | −.123 | −.864 | −.241 |
Significance | .575 | .000 | .268 | |
Frontal Cr. | Pearson correlation | .221 | −.155 | .079 |
Significance | .312 | .480 | .718 | |
Frontal NAA/Cr | Pearson correlation | −.223 | −.816 | −.289 |
Significance | .306 | .000 | .181 | |