Table 4.

Absolute rates (cm3) and annual percentage changes for lobar brain regions

Whole sampleVery healthy
BrainGrayWhiteBrainGrayWhite
Frontal−2.58−1.05−1.52−0.96−0.38−0.58
(2.9)(1.7)(2.1)(2.7)(1.9)(1.5)
Parietal−1.58−0.90−0.68−1.13−0.55−0.59
(1.3)(1.4)(1.1)(1.4)(1.6)(1.4)
Temporal−1.00−0.55−0.45−0.74−0.31−0.43
(1.2)(0.8)(1.0)(1.4)(1.0)(1.1)
Occipital−0.76−0.34−0.41−0.64−0.09−0.55
(1.0)(0.9)(0.8)(1.0)(0.9)(1.0)
  • Mean (SD).