Table 2.
Partial correlations between regional FDG uptake and cognitive/functional measures controlling for age, gender and education
| FRONTAL | ACG | PCG | PARIETAL | PRECUN | TEMPORAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMSE (N=34) | .4163 | .3557 | .5847 | .5852 | .5346 | .4774 |
| p=.020 | p=.050 | p=.001 | p=.001 | p=.002 | p=.007 | |
| CDRSB (N=30) | −.4602 | −.4640 | −.5645 | −.5416 | −.4781 | −.4801 |
| p=.016 | p=.015 | p=.002 | p=.004 | p=.012 | p=.011 | |
| ModRey (N=21) | .0948 | .0046 | .0239 | .6644 | .3546 | .1235 |
| p=.708 | p=.986 | p=.925 | p=.003 | p=.149 | p=.625 | |
| VbFlu (N=23) | .3807 | .0751 | .5839 | .5526 | .4016 | .5410 |
| p=.098 | p=.753 | p=.007 | p=.012 | p=.079 | p=.014 |
MMSE = mini-mental state exam; CDRSB = clinical dementia rating sum-of-boxes; ModRey = modified Rey test; VbFlu = verbal fluency test; FRONTAL = frontal cortex; ACG = anterior cingulate; PCG = posterior cingulate; PARIETAL = parietal cortex; PRECUN = precuneus; TEMPORAL = temporal cortex