22 June 2021: Clinical Research
Cortical and Subcortical Brain Volume Alterations Following Endurance Running at 38.6 km and 119.2 km in Male Athletes
Rabia Hurrem Ozdurak Singin 1ABCDEFG , Serkan Duz 2ABCDEFG* , Murat Kiraz 3ACDEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.926060
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e926060
Table 2 Differences in volume of cortical and subcortical structures before and after 38.6 km race in short-trail group.
| Volume (cm3) | Prerace (n=9)Mean±SD (Min–Max) | Postrace (n=9)Mean±Sd (Min–Max) | Z | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain total | 1252.70±57.98 (1182.5–1319.73) | 1287.07±55.13 (1204.15–1358.63) | −1.362 | 0.173 |
| CSF | 268.41±75.12 (165.35–379.57) | 248.14±73.66 (148.66–372.86) | 1.599 | 0.110 |
| WM total | 538.03±38.68 (479.28–598.37) | 548.95±36.10 (484.24–592.32) | −0.889 | 0.374 |
| GM total | 714.67±34.64 (663.14–756.92) | 738.12±33.75 (690.60–807.87) | −2.310 | 0.021* |
| Brainstem | 26.87±1.85 (24.08–29.57) | 27.26±2.05 (24.37–29.91) | −1.507 | 0.132 |
| Cerebrum total | 1074.81±59.75 (1003.05–1146.76) | 1110.88±58.38 (1037.74–1189.61) | −1.718 | 0.086 |
| Cerebrum WM | 477.64±37.35 (424.06–537.76) | 488.92±35.20 (429.38–533.32) | −1.481 | 0.139 |
| Cerebrum GM | 597.17±33.82 (546.62–638.35) | 621.92±34.99 (571.20–690.21) | −2.310 | 0.021* |
| Cerebellum | 151.03±10.10 (141–173.60) | 148.98±10.71 (138.85–173.41) | 0.652 | 0.515 |
| Thalamus | 11.79±1.43 (9.5–13.81) | 12.336±1.07 (9.85–13.62) | −1.601 | 0.109 |
| Caudate | 7.68±0.83 (5.85–8.57) | 7.67±1.02 (6.08–9.18) | 0.949 | 0.342 |
| Putamen | 8.86±0.92 (7.73–10.40) | 9.06±0.97 (7.94–10.76) | −1.543 | 0.123 |
| Pallidus | 2.61±0.15 (2.35–2.81) | 2.69±0.18 (2.34–2.87) | −1.122 | 0.262 |
| Hippocampus | 8.89±0.76 (7.77–9.92) | 8.95±0.61 (7.82–9.69) | −0.059 | 0.953 |
| Amigdala | 1.93±0.22 (1.67–2.29) | 1.95±0.26 (1.54–2.28) | −0.178 | 0.859 |
| Accubens | 0.65±0.17 (0.38–0.85) | 0.68±0.14 (0.43–0.89) | −0.535 | 0.593 |
| * Significant differences at p CSF – cerebrospinal fluid; GM – gray matter; WM – white matter. | ||||