Table 2

Differences in subcortical volumes among patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and health controls

LocationControl*
n = 205
Schizophrenia*
n = 157
Bipolar disorder*
n = 51
HC v. SCZHC v. BDBD v. SCZ
dp valuedp valuedp value
Left thalamus7048.8 ± 580.46864.5 ± 682.76860.9 ± 670.9−0.295.83 × 10−3−0.300.0460.010.97
Left caudate3981.1 ± 345.03987.0 ± 374.63967.5 ± 377.30.020.88−0.040.810.050.75
Left putamen4818.7 ± 460.54907.0 ± 460.04842.4 ± 439.10.190.0710.050.740.140.38
Left pallidum2286.1 ± 176.52322.8 ± 191.02338.6 ± 242.70.200.0600.250.081−0.070.63
Left hippocampus3492.8 ± 307.53384.8 ± 298.33334.4 ± 305.1−0.368.85 × 10−4−0.521.12 × 10−30.170.30
Left amygdala2026.8 ± 161.71979.2 ± 145.32052.4 ± 188.5−0.314.02 × 10−30.150.33−0.434.22 × 10−3
Left accumbens418.8 ± 71.6412.9 ± 73.8394.1 ± 56.7−0.080.44−0.380.0230.290.098
Right thalamus6836.8 ± 501.56709.2 ± 572.86816.9 ± 629.5−0.240.025−0.030.81−0.180.26
Right caudate3887.7 ± 345.43907.8 ± 370.03901.4 ± 373.00.060.590.040.800.020.91
Right putamen4699.1 ± 450.24761.1 ± 461.44700.3 ± 415.20.140.200.000.990.140.40
Right pallidum2234.7 ± 202.92261.8 ± 184.82254.2 ± 243.40.140.190.090.560.040.81
Right hippocampus5038.2 ± 314.94900.2 ± 356.84853.1 ± 323.1−0.411.15 × 10−4−0.580.30 × 10−40.140.40
Right amygdala2031.8 ± 168.91988.8 ± 156.72063.9 ± 179.1−0.170.0140.180.23−0.454.56 × 10−3
Rt accumbens491.5 ± 69.8477.3 ± 65.1483.3 ± 59.9−0.210.048−0.130.44−0.100.56
  • BD = bipolar disorder; HC = healthy control; SCZ = schizophrenia.

  • * Values are mean ± standard deviation (SD) unless otherwise indicated.

  • Age-, sex-, age-by-sex-, age-squared-, age-squared-by-sex- and ICV-corrected means ± SDs are shown.