Fractional anisotropy and mean fractional anisotropy values in the genu of the corpus callosum
| Group; mean (SD) | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | Chronic schizoprenia, n = 15 | First-episode schizophrenia, n = 15 | Healthy controls, n = 15 | Chronic schizoprenia v. first-episode schizophrenia | First-episode schizophrenia v. healthy controls | Chronic schizoprenia v. healthy controls |
| Fractional anisotropy | 0.292 (0.043) | 0.335 (0.044) | 0.364 (0.060) | 0.020 | 0.12 | < 0.001 |
| Mean fractional anisotropy* | 0.335 (0.020) | 0.345 (0.015) | 0.355 (0.029) | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.017 |
SD = standard deviation.
↵* The mean fractional anisotropy of region-of-interest fibre.