Background
Methods
Subjects
Sample description
CAN | CON | P-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male(35) | Female(14) | Male(30) | Female(18) | ||
Age(years) | 50.29 ± 9.69 | 52.50 ± 8.53 | 50.31 ± 7.23 | 51.11 ± 8.58 | 0.350 |
BDI | 11.75 ± 8.09 | 14.00 ± 8.38 | – | – | 0.399 |
PET image acquisition and analysis
Statistical analysis
Results
Effects of gender and cancer interaction on cerebral metabolism
Two-way ANOVA | Cluster size | Anatomical region | Hemisphere | BA | F-value | Peak coordinates(x,y,z)(mm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer main effect | 2030 | Frontal_sup | Left | 6 | 13.2 | −21 -12 63 |
1551 | Parietal_sup | Right | 40 | 11.59 | 33 –63 52 | |
1066 | Supp_motor_area | Left | 6 | 12.46 | −7 8 74 | |
374 | Frontal_mid_orb | Left | – | 10.55 | −33 47 –8 | |
317 | Frontal_mid | Right | 40 | 11.59 | 33 –63 52 | |
143 | Cingulum_mid | Left | 5 | 8.95 | −7 -39 51 | |
141 | Parietal_inf | Left | 40 | 8.7 | 38 –57 54 | |
138 | Frontal_sup_medical | Left | 8 | 9.33 | −7 46 50 | |
Gender main effect | 21,928 | Cerebellum posterior lobe | Right | – | 23.41 | 22 –68 -30 |
20,683 | Cerebellum posterior lobe | Left | – | 19.01 | −17 -67 -32 | |
1195 | Temporal_inf | Left | 20 | 11.63 | −44 -51 -14 | |
1100 | Cuneus | Right | 7 | 11.91 | 11 –76 42 | |
495 | Cingulum_mid | Left | 24 | 10.37 | −10 -6 39 | |
378 | Precentral | Left | 6 | 10.54 | −21 -11 62 | |
127 | Frontal_sup | Right | 6 | 9.53 | 20 –14 70 | |
Interaction | 356 | Frontal_sup | Left | 6 | 16.44 | −20 -12 61 |
305 | Precuneus | Left | 7 | 14.67 | −4 -76 43 | |
233 | Postcentral | Right | 4 | 16.33 | 28 –29 59 | |
209 | Frontal_sup | Right | 6 | 17.40 | 19 –14 70 |
Simple effects analysis of the main effect regions
Post hoc T | Cluster size | Anatomical region | Hemisphere | BA | T-value | Peak coordinates(x,y,z)(mm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer < Control | 382 | Superior frontal gyrus | Right | 6 | 5.91 | 19 –11 81 |
170 | Postcentral | Right | 7 | 5.11 | 11 –42 83 | |
Male > Female | 19,542 | Parahippocampal gyrus | Right | – | 4.43 | 33 –23 -20 |
7232 | Cingulum_ant | Left | 32 | 4.06 | −12 31 14 | |
4373 | Cingulum_mid | Left | 24 | 4.50 | −10 -6 39 | |
3336 | Cingulate gyrus | Right | 24 | 3.58 | 18 4 41 | |
1920 | Thalamus | Right | – | 3.29 | 22 –21 13 | |
Male < Female | 6275 | Cuneus | Right | 7 | 4.84 | 11 –76 42 |
1483 | Parietal_inf | Right | 40 | 3.60 | 56 –51 53 | |
1127 | Cingulum_mid | Right | 31 | 3.18 | 1 –32 43 | |
949 | Parietal_inf | Left | 7 | 3.32 | −29 -56 43 | |
864 | Precuneus | Right | 7 | 2.91 | 6 –64 56 | |
856 | Postcentral | Left | – | 3.80 | −30 -35 77 | |
353 | Occipital_sup | Left | – | 3.04 | −12 -86 46 | |
338 | Sup_motor_area | Right | 6 | 2.93 | 4 –3 71 |
Correlation between cerebral metabolism and mental stress of depressive emotion
Two-way ANOVA | Correlative voxel | Anatomical region | Hemisphere | correlation coefficent | P-value | Peak coordinates(x,y,z)(mm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer main effect | 1106 | Parietal_sup | Right | −0.3174 | 0.0262 | 35 –46 49 |
Gender main effect | 372 | Cuneus | Right | −0.3289 | 0.0207 | 9 –76 46 |
Gender main effect | 277 | Temporal_inf | Left | −0.2965 | 0.0386 | −55 -42 -15 |
Cancer main effect | 224 | Frontal_mid_orb | Left | −0.3446 | 0.0153 | −34 44 –11 |
Cancer main effect | 210 | Frontal_mid | Left | −0.3163 | 0.0269 | −32 38 30 |