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Table 5 Pearson correlation analyses in the male ADHD patient sample (level of significance p < 0.008, pACC n = 48, cerebellum n = 42); presented are Pearson correlation coefficients and p values

From: Neurochemical sex differences in adult ADHD patients: an MRS study

 

WURS-k

CAARS-inattention

CAARS-hyper-activity-im-pulsivity

CAARS-total symptoms

CAARS-ADHD Index

BDI

WURS-k

CAARS-inattention

CAARS-hyper-activity-impulsivity

CAARS-total-symp-toms

CAARS-ADHD Index

BDI

mADHD–pACC

mADHD–cerebellum

Cre

r = 0.186

r = 0.008

r = − 0.118

r = − 0.082

r = − 0.027

r = − 0.157

r = − 0.087

r = 0.298

r = 0.119

r = 0.269

r = 0.010

r = 0.041

p = 0.205

p = 0.957

p = 0.424

p = 0.578

p = 0.854

p = 0.288

p = 0.584

p = 0.055

p = 0.452

p = 0.085

p = 0.948

p = 0.796

t-Cho

r = 0.216

r = 0.044

r = −0.049

r = 0.009

r = 0.046

r = −0.199

r = − 0.012

r = 0.238

r = 0.159

r = 0.248

r = 0.072

r = 0.026

p = 0.140

p = 0.764

p = 0.743

p = 0.954

p = 0.755

p = 0.176

p = 0.940

p = 0.129

p = 0.315

p = 0.113

p = 0.649

p = 0.868

Glx

r = 0.130

r = 0.099

r = − 0.128

r = − 0.011

r = − 0.043

r = − 0.104

r = 0.085

r = − 0.112

r = − 0.109

r = − 0.104

r = − 0.126

r = 0.111

p = 0.377

p = 0.503

p = 0.388

p = 0.941

p = 0.772

p = 0.480

p = 0.593

p = 0.481

p = 0.493

p = 0.510

p = 0.427

p = 0.486

NAA

r = 0.097

r = 0.098

r = 0.043

r = 0.101

r = 0.102

r = − 0.230

r = − 0.018

r = 0.100

r = 0.367

r = 0.285

r = 0.146

r = 0.010

p = 0.512

p = 0.506

p = 0.769

p = 0.493

p = 0.488

p = 0.117

p = 0.912

p = 0.529

p = 0.017

p = 0.067

p = 0.356

p = 0.952

mI

r = 0.315

r = − 0.067

r = − 0.074

r = − 0.105

r = 0.005

r = − 0.180

r = 0.031

r = 0.134

r = 0.115

r = 0.180

r = − 0.097

r = − 0.091

p = 0.029

p = 0.650

p = 0.618

p = 0.479

p = 0.970

p = 0.221

p = 0.844

p = 0.397

p = 0.469

p = 0.255

p = 0.543

p = 0.566

  1. Abbreviations: mADHD male ADHD patients, pACC pregenual anterior cingulate cortex, WURS-k Wender Utah Rating Scale, CAARS-S:L Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scales-Self Report: Long Version, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, Cre creatine, t-Cho phosphorylcholine + glycerylphosphorylcholine, Glx glutamate + glutamine, NAA N-acetylaspartate, mI myo-inositol. For reference, see text. Italicized data denote nominally significant at p < 0.05