Partial correlations between scores on Toronto Alexithymia Scale subscales, HDRS, and white matter tracts in MDD
| TAS | TAS_DDF | TAS_DIF | TAS_EOT | HDRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAS | - | ||||
| TAS_DDS | 0.952 | ||||
| TAS_DIF | 0.903 | 0.743 | |||
| TAS_EOT | 0.633 | 0.432 | 0.451 | ||
| HDRS | 0.756 | 0.720 | 0.731 | 0.419 | |
| FA | |||||
| Left ILF | -0.459 | -0.346 | -0.408 | -0.184 | -0.084 |
| AD | |||||
| Left ILF | 0.142 | 0.040 | 0.118 | 0.131 | -0.355 |
| RD | |||||
| Left ILF | 0.156 | 0.270 | 0.121 | 0.087 | 0.074 |
| MD | |||||
| Left ILF | 0.178 | 0.089 | 0.125 | 0.112 | -0.319 |
TAS, Toronto Alexithymia Scale; DDF, difficulty describing feelings; DIF, difficulty identifying feelings; EOT, externally-oriented thinking; HDRS, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; ILF, inferior longitudinal fasciculus.
Bonferroni correction was applied: p<0.05/20=0.0025.
Significant correlations were presented in a bold face.