Table 2.

Independent t test of group differences in volume and CSF biomarker levels

NC − MCI (df = 278)NC − AD (df = 193)
tCohen's Dp <tCohen's Dp <
CSF biomarkers
    t-tau−6.10−0.9810−8−7.67−1.5910−11
    p-tau−5.41−0.9210−6−6.69−1.3710−9
    Aβ426.051.0510−88.841.7810−15
    t-tau/Aβ42−6.84−1.0910−10−9.25−1.9210−15
    p-tau/Aβ42−6.20−1.0410−8−7.53−1.5510−11
Subcortical ROIs
    Accumbens2.650.470.013.590.730.001
    Amygdala6.761.2010−1110.152.0610−18
    Caudate1.070.19NS1.720.35NS
    Cerebellum cortex0.390.07NS1.980.40NS
    Cerebellum white matter−0.27−0.05NS−0.62−0.11NS
    Cerebral white matter2.370.410.054.540.9210−4
    Hippocampus10.481.7610−2012.502.5710−24
    Pallidum−1.21−0.22NS0.850.17NS
    Putamen1.110.25NS2.520.510.05
    Thalamus2.280.420.054.230.8610−4
Ventricular ROIs
    Lateral ventricles−3.20−0.570.005−5.21−1.0510−6
    Inferior lateral ventricles−5.69−0.9410−7−9.03−1.8810−14
    3rd ventricle−0.95−0.16NS−3.13−0.640.01
    4th ventricle1.260.22NS0.790.16NS
Cortical ROIs
    Cuneus2.380.420.052.150.430.05
    Entorhinal7.711.3010−1212.172.5010−23
    Fusiform6.031.0710−88.141.6810−12
    Lingual2.220.390.053.440.690.001
    Inferior parietal4.740.8010−58.581.7610−14
    Inferior temporal6.021.0810−810.382.1410−18
    Retrosplenial4.690.8110−58.091.6610−12
    Lateral orbitofrontal3.740.660.0015.851.1810−7
    Medial orbitofrontal4.350.7710−45.701.1710−7
    Middle temporal5.951.0710−89.972.0510−17
    Parahippocampal4.570.8110−57.021.4210−10
    Precentral1.790.31NS3.750.760.001
    Precuneus4.630.8310−56.101.2510−8
    Superior frontal3.940.690.0016.431.3010−8
    Supramarginal3.760.670.0016.591.3310−9
  • Sex, age, and ICV were regressed out from the volume data before they were entered into the analyses, whereas sex and age were regressed out from the cortical data.