Table 4 The association between serum LCN2 levels and brain regions in 2020 (Spearman’s rank correlation).

From: Circulating Lipocalin-2 level is positively associated with cognitive impairment in patients with metabolic syndrome

 

Right

Left

Total

ρ

P value

ρ

P value

ρ

P value

LCN2 2015 and lobes

Frontal lobe

0.150

0.593

0.150

0.593

0.214

0.442

Parietal lobe

− 0.064

0.819

0.059

0.834

− 0.050

0.859

LCN2 2015 and specific brain regions

Prefrontal cortex

0.464

0.081

0.035

0.899

0.242

0.383

Hippocampus

− 0.443

0.098

− 0.686

0.005

− 0.649

0.009

LCN2 2020 and lobes

Frontal lobe

− 0.521

0.046

− 0.564

0.028

− 0.591

0.020

Parietal lobe

0.528

0.042

0.430

0.109

0.542

0.036

LCN2 2020 and specific brain regions

Prefrontal cortex

− 0.667

0.006

− 0.542

0.036

− 0.582

0.022

Hippocampus

0.258

0.352

0.555

0.032

0.528

0.043

  1. LCN2, lipocalin-2.