Altered Modular Organization of Functional Connectivity Networks in Cirrhotic Patients without Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy

Table 2

Correlations between the modularity 𝑄 values and the venous ammonia level, Child-Pugh score, and neuropsychological test scores.

Sparsity	5%	6%	7%	8%	9%	10%
NCT-A (s)^a	𝟎.𝟑𝟗𝟑^∗∗∗	𝟎.𝟑𝟕𝟗^∗∗∗	𝟎.𝟑𝟒𝟏^∗∗∗	𝟎.𝟑𝟑𝟎^∗∗	𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟑^∗∗	𝟎.𝟑𝟑𝟗^∗∗∗
DST (score)^a	−𝟎.𝟑𝟒𝟐^∗∗∗	−𝟎.𝟐𝟖𝟖^∗∗	−𝟎.𝟐𝟓𝟎^∗	−0.194	−0.148	−0.201
Child-Pugh score^b	−0.072	−0.086	−0.078	−0.022	0.034	0.035
Ammonia level (umol/L)^b	0.050	−0.006	−0.051	0.054	0.065	0.047

NCT-A: number connection test type A; DST: digit symbol test.
^aCorrelations were performed in all subjects.
^bCorrelations were performed in cirrhotic patients.
^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01, and ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001.