Table 4 Correlations between age, clinical, and spectroscopic data in patients with mild cognitive impairment
From: Value of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in geriatric patients with cognitive impairment
Age in years | GDS | MoCA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hippo NAA | Pearson correlation | .265 | .226 | .568 |
Significance | .341 | .418 | .027 | |
Hippo Cr. | Pearson correlation | .307 | .369 | .411 |
Significance | .266 | .176 | .128 | |
Hippo NAA/Cr | Pearson correlation | .241 | .151 | .576 |
Significance | .387 | .592 | .024 | |
Frontal NAA | Pearson correlation | .164 | .269 | .235 |
Significance | .560 | .331 | .399 | |
Frontal Cr. | Pearson correlation | −.273 | .175 | .499 |
Significance | .325 | .532 | .058 | |
Frontal NAA/Cr | Pearson correlation | .262 | .220 | .112 |
Significance | .346 | .430 | .690 | |