Sex Differences of Uncinate Fasciculus Structural Connectivity in Individuals with Conduct Disorder
Table 2
DTI measurement of the four subgroups (Mean ± S.D.).
Conduct disorder
Healthy control group
Male (n = 14)
Female (n = 13)
Male (n = 16)
Female (n = 13)
FA (right)
0.39 ± 0.01a,b
0.38 ± 0.02
0.38 ± 0.02
0.39 ± 0.03
MD (right)
0.82 ± 0.02
0.84 ± 0.03
0.84 ± 0.02
0.83 ± 0.02
AD_(right)
1.20 ± 0.03
1.20 ± 0.04
1.21 ± 0.03
1.21 ± 0.04
RD_(right)
0.64 ± 0.02b
0.66 ± 0.03
0.66 ± 0.02
0.64 ± 0.03
Length_(right)
75 ± 11
70 ± 15
75 ± 14
73 ± 12
Number_(right)
315 ± 73b
254 ± 117
232 ± 130
258 ± 125
FA (left)
0.42 ± 0.02a,b
0.39 ± 0.03
0.40 ± 0.02
0.41 ± 0.02
MD (left)
0.80 ± 0.02
0.82 ± 0.03
0.81 ± 0.02
0.81 ± 0.02
AD (left)
1.20 ± 0.03
1.18 ± 0.03
1.20 ± 0.04
1.20 ± 0.03
RD (left)
0.60 ± 0.02a,b
0.63 ± 0.03
0.62 ± 0.02
0.61 ± 0.03
Length (left)
71 ± 8
70 ± 12
74 ± 13
66 ± 15
Number (left)
194 ± 82
249 ± 134
176 ± 99
200 ± 108
Note: agroup means differ significantly from the female CD group at P < 0.05 after Bonferroni correction; bgroup means differ significantly from the male healthy control group at P < 0.05 after Bonferroni correction; FA: fractional anisotropy; MD: mean diffusivity; AD: axial diffusivity; RD: radial diffusivity. MD, AD, and RD values and S.D. ×10−3 mm2/s.
