Alterations in white matter integrity in Egyptian youth with smartphone dependence: does DTI have a role?

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 3 The DTI parameters in the studied participants

	SPD group (N = 53) mean ± SD	Control group (N = 25) mean ± SD	Independent t test	p value
FA
Fornix	0.295 ± 0.08	0.455 ± 0. 06	8.94	< 0.001*
SLF
Right	0.309 ± 0.09	0.392 ± 0.11	3.54	< 0.001*
Left	0.318 ± 0.1	0.398 ± 0.12	2.6	0.006*
SCR
Right	0.362 ± 0.091	0.417 ± 0.14	2.05	0.044*
Left	0.362 ± 0.094	0.408 ± 0.14	1.74	0.086
SCP
Right	0.412 ± 0.091	0.497 ± 0.14	2.96	0.002*
Left	0.417 ± 0.1	0.499 ± 0.13	2.96	0.002*
MCP
Right	0.469 ± 0.13	0.526 ± 0.11	1.89	0.062
Left	0.465 ± 0.12	0.519 ± 0.13	2.45	0.075
EC	0.414 ± 0.08	0.592 ± 0.12	7.1	< 0.001*
ALIC	0.412 ± 0.09	0.458 ± 0.14	1.74	0.086
PLIC	0.455 ± 0.1	0.531 ± 0.11	3.05	0.002*
ML	0.419 ± 0.1	0.476 ± 0.12	2.2	0.031*
MD 10*^–3 mm² S⁻¹
Fornix	1.32 ± 0.22	1.01 ± 0.34	4.84	< 0.001*
SLF
Right	0.843 ± 0.13	0.794 ± 0.17	1.38	0.17
Left	0.841 ± 0.14	0.797 ± 0.17	0.73	0.23
SCR
Right	0.834 ± 0.12	0.778 ± 0.14	1.799	0.076
Left	0.837 ± 0.13	0.77 ± 0.15	2.02	0.047*
SCP
Right	0.753 ± 0.12	0.652 ± 0.14	3.36	< 0.001*
Left	0.754 ± 0.12	0.702 ± 0.13	3.34	< 0.001*
MCP
Right	0.773 ± 0.12	0.718 ± 0.14	1.789	0.078
Left	0.767 ± 0.12	0.719 ± 0.15	1.52	0.133
EC	1.22 ± 0.35	0.79 ± 0.14	6.08	< 0.001*
ALIC	0.84 ± 0.13	0.783 ± 0.15	1.72	0.09
PLIC	0.868 ± 0.11	0.766 ± 0.15	3.38	< 0.001*
ML	0.874 ± 0.12	0.818 ± 0.14	1.8	0.076

SLF superior longitudinal fasciculus, SCR superior corona radiata, SCP superior cerebellar peduncle, MCP middle cerebellar peduncle, EC external capsule, ALIC anterior limb internal capsule, PLIC posterior limb internal capsule, ML medial lemniscus
*Statistically significant