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Table 3 Correlation of brain metabolites and age in premutation FraX carriers and controls

From: Fragile X syndrome: a pilot proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study in premutation carriers

 

Correlation with age

Difference between the two group z

Premutation FraX Carriers (n = 17) r

Healthy controls (n = 16) r

Choline

0.002

−0.210

0.548

Creatine + phosphocreatinine

0.274

0.077

0.530

Myoinositol

0.375

0.243

0.379

NAA

0.303

−0.412

2.345*

Glx

−0.024

−0.585

1.678

  1. The difference in correlation co-efficients between premutation FraX carriers and controls is expressed where Z ≥ ±1.96 is significant (P < 0.05).