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Table 3.

Between-network mean connectivity differences based on age and practice.

Older Adults	Younger Adults	Dependent Variables	Median1	Median2	Median Diff	U-Statistic	p-Value	FDR-Adjusted p-Value	Rank Biserial Correlation (r)
OACs vs. YACs		DAN-DMN	0.054	0.061	−0.0069	40	2.82 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.64
		DAN-FPN	0.053	0.063	−0.0102	39	2.46 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.65
		DAN-LIN	0.054	0.065	−0.0118	36	1.62 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.68
		DAN-VAN	0.053	0.061	−0.0077	36	1.62 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.68
		FPN-DMN	0.053	0.061	−0.0073	46	6.19 × 10⁻³ *	1.89 × 10⁻² *	−0.59
		LIN-DMN	0.054	0.063	−0.0096	44	4.79 × 10⁻³ *	1.72 × 10⁻² *	−0.61
		LIN-FPN	0.053	0.067	−0.0140	46	6.19 × 10⁻³ *	1.89 × 10⁻² *	−0.59
		SMN-DMN	0.053	0.061	−0.0078	40	2.82 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.64
		SMN-DAN	0.052	0.062	−0.0100	36	1.62 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.68
		SMN-FPN	0.053	0.062	−0.0086	40	2.82 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.64
		SMN-LIN	0.054	0.062	−0.0080	35	1.40 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.69
		SMN-VAN	0.053	0.061	−0.0081	39	2.46 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.65
		VAN-DMN	0.054	0.060	−0.0062	47	7.02 × 10⁻³ *	2.04 × 10⁻² *	−0.58
		VAN-FPN	0.053	0.061	−0.0075	45	5.45 × 10⁻³ *	1.85 × 10⁻² *	−0.60
		VAN-LIN	0.053	0.061	−0.0079	36	1.62 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.68
		VIN-DMN	0.053	0.061	−0.0080	41	3.23 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.64
		VIN-DAN	0.053	0.060	−0.0073	36	1.62 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.68
		VIN-FPN	0.054	0.064	−0.0101	37	1.87 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.67
		VIN-LIN	0.054	0.065	−0.0109	44	4.79 × 10⁻³ *	1.72 × 10⁻² *	−0.61
		VIN-SMN	0.053	0.062	−0.0092	34	1.22 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.70
		VIN-VAN	0.053	0.061	−0.0084	41	3.23 × 10⁻³ *	1.31 × 10⁻² *	−0.64
No Practice	Practice	Dependent Variables	Median1	Median2	Median Diff	U-Statistic	p-Value	FDR-Adjusted p-Value	Rank Biserial Correlation (r)
OACs vs. TCOAs		DAN-DMN	0.054	0.069	−0.015	13	4.02 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88
		DAN-FPN	0.053	0.068	−0.015	11	2.80 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.90
		DAN-LIN	0.054	0.069	−0.015	12	3.36 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.89
		DAN-VAN	0.053	0.069	−0.016	14	4.81 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88
		FPN-DMN	0.053	0.069	−0.016	14	4.81 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88
		LIN-DMN	0.054	0.069	−0.015	11	2.80 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.90
		LIN-FPN	0.053	0.069	−0.015	14	4.81 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88
		SMN-DMN	0.053	0.070	−0.016	13	4.02 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88
		SMN-DAN	0.052	0.070	−0.017	11	2.80 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.90
		SMN-FPN	0.053	0.069	−0.016	12	3.36 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.89
		SMN-LIN	0.054	0.069	−0.014	14	4.80 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88
		SMN-VAN	0.053	0.069	−0.016	15	5.74 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.59 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.87
		VAN-DMN	0.054	0.070	−0.016	14	4.81 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88
		VAN-FPN	0.053	0.069	−0.015	14	4.81 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88
		VAN-LIN	0.053	0.068	−0.015	14	4.81 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88
		VIN-DMN	0.053	0.069	−0.016	13	4.02 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88
		VIN-DAN	0.053	0.069	−0.016	14	4.81 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88
		VIN-FPN	0.054	0.068	−0.015	10	2.33 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.91
		VIN-LIN	0.054	0.069	−0.015	6	1.10 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.95
		VIN-SMN	0.053	0.070	−0.017	13	4.02 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88
		VIN-VAN	0.053	0.070	−0.017	14	4.81 × 10⁻⁵ *	1.40 × 10⁻⁴ *	−0.88

Between-network comparisons between age: OACs vs. YACs and practice OACs vs. TCOAs. *, p < 0.05. OACs = older adult controls; YACs = younger adult controls; TCOAs = Tai Chi older adult practitioners; DMN = default mode network; DAN = dorsal attention network; FPN = frontoparietal network; LIN = limbic network; SMN = somatomotor network; VAN = ventral attention network; VIN = visual network.