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Table 2 Differences in GMV of the hippocampal subregions between MD, NMD, and HCs

From: Reduced gray matter volume of the hippocampal tail in melancholic depression: evidence from an MRI study

Subregions

MD (n = 72)

NMD (n = 74)

HCs (n = 81)

F

P

Effect size

(partial η2)

Post-hoc [P (95%CI)]

MD vs. NMD

MD vs. HCs

NMD vs. HCs

Left hemisphere

         

Parasubiculum

62.52(11.31)

63.79(11.53)

64.50(11.89)

0.371

0.691

0.003

0.907(-3.382 to 3.809)

0.502(-4.666 to 2.294)

0.430(-4.890 to 2.091)

Presubiculum

310.00(34.09)

315.39(39.58)

317.50(46.66)

0.254

0.776

0.002

0.905(-10.932 to 12.343)

0.589(-14.357 to 8.172)

0.508(-15.095 to 7.498)

Subiculum

425.94(40.93)

437.71(49.07)

444.61(55.61)

1.993

0.139

0.018

0.603(-17.374 to 10.107)

0.056(-26.266 to 0.334)

0.169(-22.670 to 4.006)

CA1

610.84(61.98)

619.01(64.43)

624.93(68.58)

0.574

0.564

0.005

0.784(-16.092 to 21.307)

0.456(-24.959 to 11.241)

0.305(-27.619 to 8.685)

CA3

198.30(23.52)

200.08(25.70)

201.56(25.29)

0.153

0.858

0.001

0.873(-7.238 to 8.513)

0.709(-9.066 to 6.180)

0.592(-9.726 to 5.564)

CA4

242.47(21.64)

242.48(24.67)

245.91(24.87)

0.551

0.577

0.005

0.482(-4.632 to 9.784)

0.760(-8.057 to 5.895)

0.304(-10.654 to 3.339)

GC-ML-DG

282.80(24.70)

284.23(28.83)

287.35(28.70)

0.428

0.652

0.004

0.606(-5.997 to 10.259)

0.695(-9.435 to 6.299)

0.356(-11.589 to 4.191)

ML

544.84(45.16)

551.51(49.86)

560.57(54.31)

1.534

0.218

0.014

0.851(-12.669 to 15.335)

0.164(-23.166 to 3.940)

0.114(-24.538 to 2.646)

HATA

54.33(9.57)

54.98(8.50)

53.52(8.40)

0.500

0.607

0.005

0.711(-2.249 to 3.294)

0.325(-1.338 to 4.027)

0.548(-1.869 to 3.512)

Fimbria

80.28(16.80)

82.33(16.16)

81.56(14.72)

0.088

0.916

0.001

0.679(-3.607 to 5.525)

0.876(-4.069 to 4.770)

0.787(-5.041 to 3.823)

Tail

599.10(62.59)

607.27(77.67)

626.71(77.95)

2.347

0.098

0.021

0.931(-23.583 to 21.596)

0.058(-42.965 to 0.765)

0.072(-42.035 to 1.821)

Fissure

146.32(25.96)

147.05(29.82)

150.08(25.94)

0.361

0.697

0.003

0.732(-7.209 to 10.245)

0.624(-10.551 to 6.344)

0.400(-12.093 to 4.850)

Whole hippocampus

3411.43(260.91)

3458.79(306.12)

3508.71(331.67)

1.608

0.203

0.014

0.863(-73.677 to 87.794)

0.150(-135.361 to 20.930)

0.107(-142.645 to 14.096)

Right hemisphere

         

Parasubiculum

60.95(8.75)

62.29(11.08)

60.91(10.17)

0.301

0.741

0.003

0.837(-3.469 to 2.812)

0.593(-2.214 to 3.866)

0.456(-1.894 to 4.203)

Presubiculum

292.00(34.62)

301.05(40.60)

297.60(38.52)

0.211

0.810

0.002

0.519(-14.612 to 7.398)

0.785(-12.126 to 9.179)

0.694(-8.549 to 12.816)

Subiculum

425.60(45.65)

440.44(49.66)

443.57(48.45)

1.730

0.180

0.015

0.294(-20.409 to 6.209)

0.065(-25.018 to 0.746)

0.443(-17.955 to 7.883)

CA1

660.47(68.13)

673.85(75.85)

682.20(82.83)

1.015

0.364

0.009

0.935(-22.426 to 20.643)

0.208(-34.195 to 7.492)

0.241(-33.363 to 8.444)

CA3

219.55(26.08)

225.79(28.24)

222.04(28.21)

0.241

0.786

0.002

0.535(-11.122 to 5.786)

0.955(-8.416 to 7.949)

0.559(-5.771 to 10.641)

CA4

253.08(24.09)

258.08(25.97)

256.38(26.80)

0.080

0.923

0.001

0.691(-9.173 to 6.087)

0.818(-8.248 to 6.522)

0.857(-6.726 to 8.087)

GC-ML-DG

294.87(27.90)

302.27(30.30)

300.27(31.78)

0.250

0.779

0.002

0.503(-11.801 to 5.803)

0.593(-10.835 to 6.204)

0.875(-7.861 to 9.227)

ML

571.30(51.31)

584.29(54.84)

588.70(61.05)

1.014

0.364

0.009

0.633(-19.265 to 11.75)

0.164(-25.647 to 4.373)

0.369(-21.933 to 8.174)

HATA

58.27(9.50)

58.27(9.58)

57.30(9.38)

0.463

0.630

0.004

0.627(-2.306 to 3.817)

0.337(-1.516 to 4.411)

0.647(-2.280 to 3.664)

Fimbria

75.95(14.74)

80.37(13.89)

78.78(15.74)

0.466

0.628

0.004

0.340(-6.450 to 2.236)

0.545(-5.497 to 2.909)

0.704(-3.402 to 5.029)

Tail

600.55(59.79)

625.55(67.67)

648.47(84.88)

7.659

< 0.001*

0.065

0.175(-35.920 to 6.568)

< 0.001*(-60.705 to -19.581)

0.016(-46.088 to -4.846)

Fissure

151.92(24.46)

162.03(34.13)

159.49(29.66)

1.643

0.196

0.015

0.085(-18.080 to 1.181)

0.177(-15.735 to 2.909)

0.668(-7.313 to 11.385)

Whole hippocampus

3512.59(294.61)

3612.26(322.89)

3636.24(368.49)

1.712

0.183

0.015

0.386(-127.254 to 49.412)

0.066(-165.671 to 5.328)

0.344(-126.997 to 44.494)

  1. Notes: The data in the second, third and fourth columns of the table represent the mean volume (standard deviation), Unit: mm3. *P-value: Bonferroni corrected. Abbreviations: MD, Melancholic depression; NMD, Non-melancholic depression; HCs, Healthy controls; CI, Confidence Interval; CA, cornu ammonis; GC-ML-DG, granule cell and molecular layer of the dentate gyrus; ML, molecular layer; HATA, hippocampus-amygdala transition area