Table 2 The association of cognitive function, corneal nerve fiber measures, cingulate gyrus volume with schizophrenia after adjustment for cofounders.

From: Abnormal corneal nerve morphology and brain volume in patients with schizophrenia

 

Adjusted mean difference

95% confidence interval

P value

CNFD (fibers/mm2) (min.–max: 10.4–49.1)

Schizophrenia

− 5.2

− 9.4, − 1.0

< 0.05

Smoking cigarette

− 6.5

− 11.2, − 1.8

< 0.01

BMI (kg/m2)

− 0.4

− 0.6, − 0.1

0.01

VPT (V)

− 0.6

− 1.0, − 0.1

0.01

CNBD (branches/mm2) (min.–max: 7.6–142.2)

Schizophrenia

− 41.4

− 62.0, − 20.8

< 0.0001

BMI (kg/m2)

− 0.3

− 1.3, 0.8

0.63

Sleep (h)

− 3.0

− 6.4, 0.4

0.08

CNFL (mm/mm2) (min.–max: 5.9–32.9)

Schizophrenia

− 7.1

− 10.6, − 3.6

< 0.0001

BMI (kg/m2)

− 0.1

− 0.1, 0.3

0.18

Sleep (h)

− 0.3

− 0.2, 0.9

0.23

CNBD:CNFD ratio (min.–max: 0.4–4.1)

Schizophrenia

− 0.3

− 0.9, 0.3

0.33

Cingulate gyrus (ICV %)

4.6

1.2, 8.1

0.01

Hippocampus (ICV %)

3.1

− 2.5, 8.6

0.26

ESC feet (µS)

0.02

0.01, 0.03

< 0.01

Cingulate gyrus (ICV %) (min.–max: 0.70–1.04)

Schizophrenia

− 0.07

− 0.13, − 0.01

< 0.05

  1. All the variables considered in the fitted model had P < 0.05.
  2. The cingulate gyrus volume includes Rostral Anterior Cingulate Gyrus and Caudal Anterior Cingulate Gyrus.
  3. CNFD corneal nerve fiber density, CNFL length, CNBD branch density, VPT vibration perception threshold, ESC electrochemical skin conductance, ICV intra cranial volume.