TABLE 5.
Regional Volumetric Data for the Study Subjects
| Region | Preterm, Least Square Mean ± SE, cc3 |
Term, Least Square Mean ± SE, cc3 |
P |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 y | 12 y | 8 y | 12 y | Group | Time | Group × Time | |
| Gray matter | |||||||
| Frontal | |||||||
| Left | 116.80 ± 1.06 | 115.82 ± 1.06 | 116.86 ± 1.77 | 110.62 ± 1.77 | .16 | .004 | .032 |
| Right | 117.69 ± 1.69 | 116.39 ± 1.15 | 115.99 ± 1.91 | 111.27 ± 1.91 | .11 | .008 | .122 |
| Temporal | |||||||
| Left | 66.57 ± 0.91 | 65.40 ± 0.91 | 71.59 ± 1.52 | 61.32 ± 1.52 | .77 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Right | 64.71 ± 0.77 | 63.90 ± 0.77 | 67.53 ± 1.28 | 60.19 ± 1.28 | .73 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Parietal | |||||||
| Left | 80.69 ± 0.90 | 77.22 ± 0.90 | 81.18 ± 1.50 | 69.14 ± 1.50 | .009 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Right | 81.50 ± 0.92 | 76.99 ± 0.92 | 80.23 ± 1.53 | 68.94 ± 1.53 | .003 | <.001 | .004 |
| Occipital | |||||||
| Left | 37.07 ± 0.60 | 36.54 ± 0.60 | 39.85 ± 1.00 | 36.69 ± 1.00 | .19 | <.001 | .015 |
| Right | 38.44 ± 0.65 | 36.61 ± 0.65 | 40.87 ± 1.09 | 37.90 ± 1.09 | .13 | <.001 | .351 |
| Deep gray | |||||||
| Left | 20.27 ± 0.25 | 19.29 ± 0.54 | 23.20 ± 0.42 | 20.55 ± 0.42 | <.001 | <.001 | .009 |
| Right | 19.34 ± 0.23 | 17.99 ± 0.23 | 21.92 ± 0.38 | 19.69 ± 0.38 | <.001 | <.001 | .073 |
| White matter | |||||||
| Frontal | |||||||
| Left | 70.35 ± 0.97 | 76.99 ± 0.97 | 67.46 ± 1.62 | 82.03 ± 1.62 | .55 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Right | 72.90 ± 1.10 | 79.13 ± 1.10 | 69.19 ± 1.83 | 83.70 ± 1.83 | .83 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Temporal | |||||||
| Left | 32.26 ± 0.84 | 35.86 ± 0.84 | 31.86 ± 1.40 | 44.01 ± 1.40 | .008 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Right | 31.12 ± 0.89 | 35.03 ± 0.89 | 30.70 ± 1.48 | 44.71 ± 1.48 | .003 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Parietal | |||||||
| Left | 55.57 ± 0.92 | 62.89 ± 0.92 | 51.15 ± 1.53 | 68.99 ± 1.53 | .58 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Right | 55.24 ± 0.84 | 61.47 ± 0.84 | 52.23 ± 1.39 | 67.23 ± 1.39 | .31 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Occipital | |||||||
| Left | 25.46 ± 0.57 | 26.08 ± 0.57 | 23.76 ± 0.96 | 26.93 ± 0.96 | .69 | .003 | .013 |
| Right | 22.94 ± 0.65 | 24.41 ± 0.65 | 22.32 ± 1.08 | 26.14 ± 1.08 | .66 | <.001 | .032 |
| Deep white | |||||||
| Left | 18.60 ± 0.28 | 20.36 ± 0.28 | 17.91 ± 0.46 | 21.29 ± 0.46 | .80 | <.001 | .015 |
| Right | 19.29 ± 0.25 | 21.35 ± 0.25 | 19.27 ± 0.42 | 22.26 ± 0.42 | .33 | <.001 | .073 |