Table 3 Cluster-level differences in FA and related metrics after 5 years of medication compared to baseline for the medication-resistant AVH group.

From: Common and unique white matter fractional anisotropy patterns in patients with schizophrenia with medication-resistant auditory verbal hallucinations: a retrospective tract-based spatial statistics study

 

Baseline

Five years later

P

n

n = 48

n = 48

 

Mean FA of clusters with significant group differences in FA

0.32 ± 0.01

0.54 ± 0.02

<0.001a

Mean AD of clusters with significant group differences in FA

0.75 ± 0.01 (10−3)

0.88 ± 0.02 (10−3)

<0.001a

Mean RD of clusters with significant group differences in FA

0.63 ± 0.03 (10−3)

0.51 ± 0.05(10−3)

<0.001a

Mean MD of clusters with significant group differences in FA

0.60 ± 0.04 (10−3)

0.63 ± 0.03 (10−3)

<0.001a

  1. aMann–Whitney U-test.