Research Article

Increased Brain Iron Deposition in the Putamen in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Detected by Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping

Table 3

The susceptibility value differences in gray matter nuclei.

VariablesT2DM ()HC ()Statistical value

Thalamus-1.8030.076
Pallidum-0.2420.809
Putamen-3.994<0.001
Caudate nucleus-0.7560.452
Red nucleus-1.1530.253
Substantia nigra-0.2450.808
Dentate nucleus-2.3010.025

Bonferroni correction, the new significance level was .