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Table 4 Correlations of MRS measures with demographic and clinical variables within the patient group (N = 23)

From: Investigation of anterior cingulate cortex gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate-glutamine levels in obsessive-compulsive disorder using magnetic resonance spectroscopy

MRS metabolites

Age

Age of Onset

Y-BOCS

HAMA

HAMD-17

GABA+ r(p)

−0.264 (0.224)

0.307 (0.154)

−0.307 (0.154)

−0.033 (0.881)

0.001 (0.995)

Glx r(p)

−0.144 (0.512)

0.309 (0.151)

0.007 (0.976)

0.01 (0.964)

0.071 (0.746)

GABA+/Glx Ratio r(p)

−0.122 (0.578)

−0.055 (0.805)

− 0.267 (0.218)

−0.071 (0.749)

− 0.145 (0.509)

  1. GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid, Glx glutamate-glutamine, HAMA Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale,
  2. HAMD-17 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, OCD obsessive-compulsive disorder
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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