Table 1:

Volume (milliliters) of whole brain and brain lobes in 52 control subjects, measured at baseline and again at 12 weeks postbaseline*

StructureBaselineWeek 12Mean Volume DifferencePercent DifferencePearson CorrelationConcord
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSDMean
Whole brain1190.4127.01192.6126.92.225.20.220.980.98
L frontal GM157.216.8158.614.81.44.71.080.960.95
R frontal GM160.517.7161.316.50.84.10.650.970.97
L occipital GM59.36.959.16.4−0.22.1−0.200.950.95
R occipital GM59.46.859.46.30.02.20.110.950.95
L parietal GM62.77.162.46.8−0.32.0−0.340.960.96
R parietal GM63.77.463.67.0−0.12.5−0.010.940.94
L temporal GM67.88.168.07.40.23.00.590.930.92
R temporal GM68.68.768.87.50.23.30.720.930.91
L frontal WM141.914.5142.413.40.65.30.580.930.93
R frontal WM142.116.0142.314.60.25.30.370.940.94
L occipital WM17.12.916.92.9−0.21.4−0.640.890.88
R occipital WM17.52.617.32.5−0.21.3−0.770.880.88
L parietal WM46.15.745.65.6−0.41.7−0.870.960.95
R parietal WM46.05.045.64.8−0.31.8−0.620.930.93
L temporal WM36.04.936.04.10.02.10.550.900.89
R temporal WM36.15.136.14.30.12.10.710.910.90
L caudate4.30.64.30.60.00.51.460.580.58
R caudate4.80.74.70.70.00.6−0.210.570.56
  • Note:—Concord indicates concordance; L, left; R, right; GM, gray matter; WM, white matter.

  • * None of the mean volume differences were significant by paired-sample t test, and the Pearson correlation between week 0 and week 12 was generally quite high. Concordance is also a measure of the degree to which values at week 0 and week 12 are correlated, unlike the Pearson, which does not take account of the sample mean, concordance is sensitive to changes in sample mean.