Fig. 2: Mean connected matrix, global metrics, and three-type connected distance.
From: Functional brain rewiring and altered cortical stability in ulcerative colitis
a Mean connected matrix for HC, IBS, and UC group, separately. b Mean functional connectivity for each participant in each group, and the UC group exhibit higher mean FC compared with the HC and IBS group. c There is no significant difference among the three groups in global efficiency. d The UC groups exhibit decreased modularity compared with the HC and IBS groups. e Short-range distance (anatomical distance ≤ 45 mm), f Middle-range distance (45 mm < anatomical distance < 75 mm), and g Long-range distance (anatomical distance ≥ 75 mm) connections. We observed a lower proportion of short-distance and a higher proportion of middle-distance in UC, compared with the IBS group. ANCOVA and post-hoc tests were performed. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.005. h The correlation between the proportion of short-range distance and the proportion of middle-range distance across all participants; i The correlation between the proportion of short-range distance and proportion of long-range distance across all participants; j The correlation between the proportion of middle-range distance and the proportion of long-range distance across all participants.
