Table 3: Significant ANCOVA Interactions for Between-Group Differences in Longitudinal Changes of White Matter Fractional Anisotropy

Brodmann’s Area Contrasts Fractional Anisotropya Fractional Anisotropy Controlled for Illness Durationb
Frontal lobe
(4-6-8-9-10-11-12-24-25-32-44-45-46-47)
Schizophrenia vs. healthy subjects g×t×h×BA F13, 559=2.92, p=0.0004 (0.002)
Good-outcome vs. poor-outcome g×t×BA F13, 390=2.16, p=0.01 (0.03) g×t×BA F13, 338=2.17, p=0.01 (0.029)
Temporal lobe
(20-21-22-27-28-34-35-36-37-38-41-42) g×t F1, 43=4.68, p=0.036 (0.036)
Schizophrenia vs. healthy subjects
Good-outcome vs. poor-outcome
Parietal lobe
(1/2/3/5-7a-7b-23-26-29-30-31-39-40-43)
Schizophrenia vs. healthy subjects
Good-outcome vs. poor-outcome g×t×BA F10, 300=2.49, p=0.007 (0.034) g×t×BA F10, 260=2.19, p=0.02 (0.057)
g×t×h×BA F10, 300=2.58, p=0.005 (0.019) g×t×h×BA F10, 260=2.58, p=0.01 (0.036)
Occipital lobe
(17-18-19)
Schizophrenia vs. healthy subjects g×t F1, 30=4.85, p=0.036 (0.036)
Good-outcome vs. poor-outcome g×t×BA F2, 60=9.21, p=0.0003 (0.0003) g×t×BA F2, 52=7.49, p=0.001 (0.001)
Cingulate gyrus
(23-24-25-26-29-30-31-32)
Schizophrenia vs. healthy subjects
Good-outcome vs. poor-outcome g×t×h×BAF7, 210=2.11, p=0.044 (0.06)
Frontal (4-6-8-9-10-11-12-44-45-46-47) vs.
temporal (20-21-22-27-28-34-35-36-38-41-42) vs.
parietal (1/2/3/5-7a-7b-23-26-29-30-31-39-40-43)
Schizophrenia vs. healthy subjects g×t×r×BA F20, 600=1.74, p=0.02 (0.09)
g×t×h×r×BA F20, 600=2.13, p=0.003 (0.02)
Good-outcome vs. poor-outcome g×t F1, 30=6.65, p=0.015 (0.015) g×t×h×r×BA F20, 520=1.90, p=0.01 (0.04)

Abbreviations: g×t – diagnostic group by scan time interaction, g×t×BA – diagnostic group by time by Brodmann’s area interaction, g×t×h×BA – diagnostic group by time by hemisphere by Brodmann’s area interaction, g×t×r×BA – diagnostic group by time by region by Brodmann’s area interaction, g×t×h×r×BA – diagnostic group by time by hemisphere by region by Brodmann’s area interaction.
Uncorrected p values are followed by Huynh-Feldt corrected p in parentheses. Interactions at trend level of significance (p<0.10) are in italics. Note that parietal areas 1, 2, 3, and 5 were combined in these analyses, hence 1/2/3/5.
a ANCOVA with subjects’ age and interscan interval as covariates
b ANCOVA with subjects’ age, interscan interval and illness duration as covariates.