Table 5.
Partial correlations between language outcomes and MRI assessments.
| Vocabulary subtest | Similarities subtest | Recalling sentences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| r (p-value) | r (p-value) | r (p-value) | |
| Children born extremely preterm n = 41 | |||
| Volume of summed language regions | 0.37 (0.021) | 0.18 (0.29) | 0.37 (0.028) |
| Asymmetry index for the summed language regions | 0.14 (0.41) | –0.16 (0.33) | –0.001 (0.99) |
| Cortical thickness of the superior temporal gyrus | –0.090 (0.59) | –0.14 (0.41) | 0.090 (0.60) |
| Cortical thickness of the inferior frontal gyrus, triangular | 0.14 (0.42) | –0.042 (0.81) | –0.020 (0.24) |
| Cortical thickness of the inferior frontal gyrus, opercular | –0.30 (0.067) | –0.12 (0.47) | –0.12 (0.40) |
| Term-born controls n = 29 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume of summed language regions | –0.056 (0.79) | –0.051 (0.81) | 0.22 (0.28) |
| Asymmetry Index for the summed language regions | 0.14 (0.51) | 0.12 (0.55) | 0.14 (0.48) |
| Cortical thickness of the superior temporal gyrus | –0.21 (0.18) | –0.006 (0.98) | –0.067 (0.75) |
| Cortical thickness of the inferior frontal gyrus, triangular | 0.022 (0.91) | –0.035 (0.87) | –0.040 (0.85) |
| Cortical thickness of the inferior frontal gyrus, opercular | –0.24 (0.23) | –0.30 (0.13) | –0.47 (0.015) |
Correlations were adjusted for sex, age at MRI, and maternal education.
Bold values are significant at p < 0.05. All significant results remained after the Benjamini–Hochberg procedure.