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Table 2 Distribution of cerebral blood flow and ankle brachial index (mean, SD) in subjects with mild depressive symptoms and in the control group

From: Depressive symptoms, atherosclerotic burden and cerebral blood flow disturbances in a cohort of octogenarian men from a general population

 

ZSDS index ≥ 0.48 n = 31

Controls n = 89

p

CBF, regions:

   

Frontal dx

81.0 (5.9)

80.4 (6.4)

ns.

  Sin

80.6 (5.9)

80.0 (6.3)

ns.

Temporal dx

79.5 (5.0)

79.6 (5.5)

ns.

  Sin

78.2 (5.1)

78.2 (5.4)

ns.

Paretal dx

81.9 (6.1)

80.7 (6.4)

ns.

  Sin

80.5 (7.1)

80.0 (6.3)

ns.

Basal ganglia dx

93.6 (6.7)

92.1 (7.3)

ns.

  Sin

92.3 (6.7)

90.8 (7.2)

ns.

Thalamus dx

93.7 (7.9)

92.5 (8.1)

ns.

  Sin

93.0 (8.1)

92.0 (7.7)

ns.

Subcortical

65.5 (6.7)

63.2 (.9)

ns.

Ankle brachial index:

   

Age 68, dx

1.15 (.138)

1.11 (.105)

ns.

Age 68, sin

1.11 (.144)

1.08 (.107)

ns.

Age 82, dx

.97 (.168)

.99 (.199)

ns.

Age 82, sin

1.01 (.183)

.96 (.185)

ns.

ABI-difference age 82–68, dx

-.16 (.136)

-.11 (.192)

ns.

ABI-difference age 82–68, sin

-.08 (.101)

-.12 (.168)

ns.

  1. ns. non-significant.