Table 4.
Comparison of cortical thickness for language-related regions between children born EPT and term-born controls using generalized estimating equations.
| Cortical thickness, brain region | Children born EPT (n = 50) | Term-born controls (n = 37) | Mean difference, (confidence interval), adjusted | p-value adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inferior frontal gyrus, triangular right, mean (SD) cm3 | 2.70 (0.14) | 2.79 (0.12) | −0.085 (–0.15, −0.020) | 0.011 |
| Inferior frontal gyrus triangular left, mean (SD) cm3 | 2.83 (0.13) | 2.88 (0.12) | −0.051 (–0.11, 0.004) | 0.071 |
| Inferior frontal gyrus opercular right, mean (SD) cm3 | 2.79 (0.13) | 2.92 (0.11) | −0.13 (−0.18, −0.08) | <0.001 |
| Inferior frontal gyrus opercular left, mean (SD) cm3 | 2.90 (0.12) | 2.93 (0.12) | −0.038 (0.15, −0.092) | 0.16 |
| Inferior parietal gyrus right, mean (SD) cm3 | 2.76 (0.13) | 2.86 (0.25) | −0.10 (−0.16, −0.051) | <0.001 |
| Inferior parietal gyrus left, mean (SD) cm3 | 2.63 (0.12) | 2.79 (0.12) | −0.16 (−0.21, −0.11) | <0.001 |
| Superior temporal gyrus right, mean (SD) cm3 | 3.01 (0.16) | 3.13 (0.11) | −0.12 (−0.18, −0.07) | <0.001 |
| Superior temporal gyrus left, mean (SD) cm3 | 3.04 (0.17) | 3.12 (0.13) | −0.080 (−0.14, −0.016) | 0.014 |
| Middle temporal gyrus right, mean (SD) cm3 | 2.92 (0.17) | 3.08 (0.16) | −0.16 (−0.23, −0.086) | <0.001 |
| Middle temporal gyrus left, mean (SD) cm3 | 2.88 (0.16) | 3.16 (0.17) | −0.29 (−0.34, −0.21) | <0.001 |
| Inferior temporal gyrus right, mean (SD) cm3 | 3.09 (0.16) | 3.07 (0.13) | 0.016 (−0.047, 0.079) | 0.62 |
| Inferior temporal gyrus left, mean (SD) cm3 | 3.02 (0.18) | 3.11 (0.16) | −0.093 (−0.17, −0.021) | 0.012 |
Results adjusted for sex and age at MRI.
Bold values are significant at p < 0.05. All significant results remained after the Benjamini–Hochberg procedure.