Table 4

Volumes of eight subcortical brain regions (right and left hemisphere) in male and female deletion carriers and controls

HemisphereSubcortical regionVolume in control female subjects (cm3) (n=415)Volume in female deletion subjects (cm3) (n=14)Statistical comparison
Mann-Whitney U value, p value
Benjamini-Hochberg corrected p value
LeftLateral ventricle7.62 (7.08 to 8.06)9.32 (7.50 to 11.18)2038, 0.0590.189
Thalamus7.15 (7.05 to 7.25)7.17 (6.19 to 7.53)2582.5, 0.4800.640
Caudate3.20 (3.17 to 3.24)3.15 (2.91 to 3.21)2347, 0.2260.452
Putamen4.84 (4.78 to 4.90)4.44 (3.82 to 4.99)1912, 0.0300.120
Pallidum1.23 (1.19 to 1.25)1.15 (0.99 to 1.25)2168.5, 0.1060.283
Hippocampus4.10 (4.05 to 4.15)4.08 (3.79 to 4.51)2823, 0.8570.914
Amygdala1.48 (1.45 to 1.50)1.47 (1.30 to 1.57)2676.5, 0.6170.705
Nucleus accumbens0.52 (0.50 to 0.53)0.44 (0.40 to 0.49)1668, 0.0070.072
RightLateral ventricle7.17 (6.83 to 7.64)8.57 (7.48 to 10.58)2257, 0.1590.363
Thalamus6.28 (6.25 to 6.35)6.11 (5.83 to 6.70)2537, 0.4200.611
Caudate3.30 (3.26 to 3.36)3.21 (3.04 to 3.44)2462, 0.3380.541
Putamen4.64 (4.58 to 4.71)4.31 (3.88 to 4.63)1713, 0.0090.072
Pallidum1.40 (1.39 to 1.42)1.31 (1.16 to 1.40)1816.5, 0.0190.101
Hippocampus4.23 (4.20 to 4.27)4.19 (3.97 to 4.60)2903, 0.9970.997
Amygdala1.53 (1.51 to 1.55)1.46 (1.37 to 1.76)2635, 0.5540.682
Nucleus accumbens0.54 (0.53 to 0.55)0.50 (0.45 to 0.60)2460, 0.3290.541
  • Data are presented as median values with 95% confidence limits.