Research Article

A Functional Polymorphism of the MAOA Gene Modulates Spontaneous Brain Activity in Pons

Table 1

Demographic information of subjects.

CharacteristicMAOA-H
( )
MAOA-L
( )
value

Age, years: mean (s.d.)15.92 (0.81)15.55 (0.81) 0.09
Education, year: mean (s.d.)10.56 (0.51)10.52 (0.57)0.77
BIS-11 score: mean (s.d.)69.16 (7.17)66.71 (6.05)0.17

Abbreviations: MAOA-H = high-activity MAOA genotype group; MAOA-L = low-activity MAOA genotype group;
BIS-11 = Italian version of the 11-item Barratt’s Impulsivity Scale; s.d. = standard deviation.