The Cerebellum Posterior Lobe Associates with the Exophthalmos of Primary Hyperthyroidism: A Resting-State fMRI Study

Table 1

Demographics and behavioral results of the EOPH group and control group.

Condition	EOPH	Control group	t	value
Male/female	8/12	8/12	N/A	>0.99
Age (years)	54.22 ± 6.88	53.91 ± 6.71	0.129	0.916
Weight (kg)	56.99 ± 6.32	58.92 ± 7.42	0.091	0.817
Handedness	20R	20R	N/A	>0.99
Duration of hyperthyroidism (yrs)	11.32 ± 5.21	12.69 ± 6.17	0.072	0.046
Best-corrected Va in right eye	0.89 ± 0.12	1.01 ± 0.17	−0.492	0.009
Best-corrected Va in left eye	0.92 ± 0.16	1.03 ± 0.13	−0.385	0.012
IOP-R (mmHG)	20.77 ± 3.91	19.14 ± 1.89	0.092	0.782
IOP-L (mmHG)	19.89 ± 4.12	20.91 ± 2.21	0.088	0.826
AS	6.05 ± 1.15	4.20 ± 0.95	5.555	<0.001
DS	5.85 ± 1.09	3.55 ± 0.76	7.746	<0.001

Notes: independent t-tests comparing the two groups ( represented statistically significant differences). EOPH, exophthalmos of primary hyperthyroidism; N/A, not applicable; Va, visual acuity; IOP, intraocular pressure; R, right; L, left; AS, anxiety scores; DS, depression scores.