Table 3

Nodes with significant altered local efficiency based on morphology covariance networks constructed from the Destrieux Atlas (n = 148)*

NodePatients with first-episode MDD
n = 76
Healthy controls
n = 66
p value
Thickness-based network
 Left posterior-ventral part of the cingulate gyrus
  Original0.050.770.004
  Random-null0.83 ± 0.210.83 ± 0.21
 Left triangular part of the inferior frontal gyrus
  Original0.870.750.005
  Random-null1.00 ± 0.031.00 ± 0.03
 Left superior frontal sulcus
  Original0.870.750.003
  Random-null1.02 ± 0.031.02 ± 0.03
 Right paracentral lobule and sulcus
  Original0.910.790.005
  Random-null1.06 ± 0.031.06 ± 0.03
 Right posterior-ventral part of the cingulate gyrus
  Original0.110.780.002
  Random-null0.92 ± 0.160.92 ± 0.17
 Right central sulcus
  Original0.920.770.001
  Random-null1.06 ± 0.041.05 ± 0.04
Surface area–based network
 Left marginal part of the cingulate sulcus
  Original16.6421.300.003
  Random-null20.57 ± 0.9420.57 ± 0.91
Gyrification-based network
 NA
  • MDD = major depressive disorder; NA = not applicable.

  • * Brain nodes with significant altered local efficiency are presented separately by network. Values are mean ± standard deviation.

  • Showed a significant difference in local efficiency in both the Destrieux and Desikan–Killiany atlases.

  • p < 1/148 or 0.0067.