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Table 3 Quantitative results of the cortical thickness in mm of the left frontal and parietal lobe areas in mm for patients and control groups, Z-scores and P values

From: Brain magnetic resonance imaging surface-based analysis and cortical thickness measurement in relapsing remission multiple sclerosis

Cortex name

Patient (mean ± SD)

Control (mean ± SD)

Z-score

P value

Left frontal lobe cortical thickness (mm)

Frontal pole

2.4196 ± 0.230

2.72 ± 0.293

− 1.02

0.3

Superior frontal

2.5087 ± 0.109

2.7366 ± 0.126

− 1.81

0.06

Middle frontal

2.2394 ± 0.108

2.4898 ± 0.149

− 1.67

0.09

Lateral orbito− frontal

2.3558 ± 0.163

2.6062 ± 0.136

− 1.84

0.06

Medial orbito-frontal

2.2759 ± 0.164

2.5134 ± 0.127

− 1.86

0.06

Pars opercularis

2.3633 ± 0.120

2.6437 ± 0.148

− 1.88

0.05

Pars triangularis

2.2096 ± 0.123

2.49 ± 0.193

− 1.45

0.14

Pars orbitalis

2.3451 ± 0.165

2.6255 ± 0.189

− 1.48

0.13

Precentral

2.0875 ± 0.127

2.564 ± 0.137

− 3.46

0.0005

Anterior cingulate

2.516 ± 0.27

2.7664 ± 0.23

− 1.09

0.27

Paracentral cortex

2.0246 ± 0.131

2.375 ± 0.142

− 2.46

0.01

Left parietal lobe cortical thickness (mm)

Postcentral

1.5931 ± 0.114

2.0696 ± 0.129

− 3.69

0.0002

Superior parietal

1.959 ± 0.102

2.2094 ± 0.144

− 1.73

0.08

Inferior parietal

2.2176 ± 0.134

2.468 ± 0.132

− 1.89

0.05

Supramarginal

2.3119 ± 0.115

2.5623 ± 0.137

− 1.82

0.06

Precuneus

2.1387 ± 0.124

2.3891 ± 0.136

− 1.84

0.06

Posterior cingulate

1.9651 ± 0.197

2.4416 ± 0.168

− 2.89

0.003