Research Article

Amygdala Changes in Chronic Insomnia and Their Association with Sleep and Anxiety Symptoms: Insight from Shape Analysis

Table 1

Demographic, clinical characteristics, and brain volume data for the two groups.

CharacteristicCID ()HCs () value value

Age (years)1.110.27
Gender (female/male)42/2523/273.220.07
Year of education0.860.38
Duration (months)
PSQI score
SDS score
SAS score
Gray matter volume2.420.02
White matter volume1.090.27
Total intracranial volume0.790.35
Left amygdala volume1.250.21
Right amygdala volume0.660.38
Left hippocampus volume0.950.24
Right hippocampus volume1.440.15

Notes: the value was obtained by a chi-square test; other values were obtained by a two-sample -test. Abbreviations: CID: chronic insomnia disorder; HC: healthy control; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; SDS: self-rating depression scale; SAS: self-rating anxiety scale.