BioMed Research International

Research Article

Reduced Striatal Dopamine Transporters in People with Internet Addiction Disorder

Table 1

Comparison of corpus striatum V (cm3), W (g), and Ra between IAD subjects and the controls.
Volume of corpus striatum V (cm3)Weight of corpus striatum W (g)Ratio of corpus striatum/whole brain
VL (left side)VR (right side)WL (left side)WR (right side)Ra (%)
Controls ( 𝑛 = 9 ) 1 6 . 6 9 ± 1 . 6 3 1 8 . 1 7 ± 2 . 0 0 1 7 . 5 3 ± 1 . 7 1 1 9 . 0 8 ± 2 . 1 0 7 . 9 3 ± 0 . 7 5
IAD subjects ( 𝑛 = 5 ) 1 1 . 7 2 ± 3 . 1 3 ∗ 1 2 . 5 1 ± 2 . 5 3 ∗ ∗ 1 2 . 3 0 ± 3 . 2 8 ∗ 1 3 . 1 4 ± 2 . 1 0 ∗ ∗ 5 . 3 8 ± 0 . 7 7 ∗ ∗
Values are expressed as mean ± SD with ∗ 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 and ∗ ∗ 𝑃 < 0 . 0 1 .