Research Article

Blood-Based Bioenergetic Profiling Reflects Differences in Brain Bioenergetics and Metabolism

Table 5

Pearson and partial correlations between monocyte respiration and brain glucose metabolism (FDG-PET).

FDG-PET: brain regionMaximalReserveBHI
RpRpRp

Pearson
Area 240.460.440.260.670.400.50
Area 250.390.510.190.750.410.50
Area 320.500.390.280.640.430.46
Amygdala0.420.480.230.710.280.65
Ant. hippocampus0.460.440.310.610.260.68
Post. hippocampus0.390.520.270.660.180.77
Frontal cortex0.320.590.060.930.370.55
Partial for age
Area 240.460.540.160.840.920.08
Area 250.380.620.080.920.890.11
Area 320.500.500.190.810.930.07
Amygdala0.450.550.080.920.960.04
Ant. hippocampus0.490.510.200.800.910.09
Post. hippocampus0.420.580.130.870.890.11
Frontal cortex0.310.69−0.120.880.960.04
Partial for weight
Area 240.110.890.040.960.360.64
Area 250.050.95−0.020.980.360.64
Area 320.160.840.060.940.400.60
Amygdala−0.070.93−0.070.930.200.80
Ant. hippocampus0.070.930.100.900.170.83
Post. hippocampus−0.030.970.040.960.070.93
Frontal cortex−0.260.74−0.350.650.320.68
Partial for plasma glucose
Area 240.460.540.280.720.410.59
Area 250.400.610.210.790.410.59
Area 320.510.500.310.690.450.56
Amygdala0.460.550.320.680.330.68
Ant. hippocampus0.470.530.360.640.270.73
Post. hippocampus0.410.590.330.670.200.80
Frontal cortex0.390.610.180.820.450.55

Areas 24, 25, and 32 = Brodmann areas (anterior cingulate cortex); Ant. = anterior; Post. = posterior; .