Table 5: Significant ANCOVA Interactions for Between-Group Differences in Longitudinal Changes of Absolute and Relative Gray Matter Volumes

Brodmann’s Area Contrasts Absolute Volumesa Absolute Volumes Controlled for Illness Durationb Relative Volumesa Relative Volumes 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×BA F13, 793=2.26, p=0.006 (0.09) g×t×BA F13, 793=2.17, p=0.009 (0.10)
Good-outcome vs. poor-outcome g×t F1, 38=4.56, p=0.04 (0.04)
g×t×BA F13, 494=3.40, p=0.00005 (0.03) g×t×BA F13, 494=2.82, p=0.0007 (0.052)
Temporal lobe
(20-21-22-27-28-34-35-36-37-38-41-42)
Schizophrenia vs. healthy subjects g×t×BA F11, 671=2.18, p=0.014 (0.088)
Good-outcome vs. poor-outcome
Lateral (20-21-22-41-42) vs. medial
(27-28-34-35-36) temporal regions
Schizophrenia vs. healthy subjects g×t×r×BA F4, 244=2.95, p=0.02 (0.06) g×t×r×BA F4, 244=3.85, p=0.005 (0.02)
g×t×h×r×BA F4, 244=2.97, p=0.02 (0.04)
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 F1, 38=4.44, p=0.04 (0.04)
g×t×BA F10, 450=2.28, p=0.01 (0.09) g×t×BA F10, 380=2.67, p=0.004 (0.054) g×t×BA F10, 450=2.35, p=0.01 (0.08) g×t×BA F10, 380=2.26, p=0.01 (0.09)
g×t×h×BA F10, 450=2.60, p=0.0045 (0.057) g×t×h×BA F10, 380=2.60, p=0.000004 (0.004) g×t×h×BA F10, 450=2.87, p=0.0017 (0.036) g×t×h×BA F10, 380=4.51, p=0.000005 (0.003)
Occipital lobe
(17-18-19)
Schizophrenia vs. healthy subjects
Good-outcome vs. poor-outcome g×t×h×BA F2, 76=4.12, p=0.02 (0.036)
Cingulate gyrus
(23-24-25-26-29-30-31-32)
Schizophrenia vs. healthy subjects
Good-outcome vs. poor-outcome g×t F1, 38=6.59, p=0.014 0.014) g×t F1, 38=4.12, p=0.0496 (0.0496)
g×t×BA F7, 266=3.14, p=0.003 (0.028) g×t×BA F7, 266=2.34, p=0.025 (0.075)
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, 1220=1.85, p=0.01 (0.08) g×t×r×BA F20, 1220=1.92, p=0.009 (0.06)
g×t×h×r×BA F20, 1220=2.42, p=0.0006 (0.054) g×t×h×r×BA F20, 1220=2.42, p=0.0005 (0.052)
Good-outcome vs. poor-outcome g×t F1, 45=4.06, p>0.05 (<0.05) g×t F1, 38=4.52, p=0.04 (0.04) g×t×r×BA F2, 76=4.31, p=0.017 (0.017)
g×t×r×BA F20, 760=1.90, p=0.01 (0.096)

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 (full sample of participants)
b ANCOVA with subjects’ age, interscan interval and illness duration as covariates (subsample of schizophrenia patients).