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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 May 9.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2009 Feb;123(2):503–511. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-0025

TABLE 5.

Regional Volumetric Data for the Study Subjects

Region Preterm, Least Square Mean ± SE, cc3
Term, Least Square Mean ± SE, cc3
P
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