Table 3.
Relation of alcohol exposure group to fractional anisotropy and perpendicular diffusivity (N = 21)
Exposure groupa | Child |
Volumeb |
Alcohol exposure controlling for |
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Age | Gender | IQ | Brain | Cerebellar | Cerebellar WM | Brain volume | Cerebellar volume | Cerebellar WM | ||
FA LMP | -0.62** | 0.23 | -0.03 | 0.33 | 0.62** | 0.65** | 0.75*** | -0.48* | -0.46* | -0.48* |
λ⊥ LMP | 0.71*** | -0.15 | 0.04 | -0.36 | -0.48* | -0.50* | -0.58** | 0.64** | 0.63** | 0.64** |
Values are Pearson rs except for values controlling for brain cerebellar and cerebellar white matter volumes, which are partial rs.
FA = fractional anisotropy; λ⊥ = perpendicular diffusivity; LMP = left middle cerebellar peduncle.
Exposed vs. controls.
Missing for one child.
p < 0.05.
p < 0.01.
p < 0.0001.