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. 2012 Mar 6;2(3):e84. doi: 10.1038/tp.2012.12

Table 3. Brain volumes for controls who had or had not been prenatally exposed to teratogenic substances.

Volume (ml) Socioeconomic status matching
Birth weight matching
  Control exposed M (s.d.) Control unexposed M (s.d.) Cohen's d Control exposed M (s.d.) Control unexposed M (s.d.) Cohen's d
3a Cigarette exposure
 Total brain 1398.3 (124.7) 1497.0 (161.6) 0.684 1398.3 (124.7) 1472.4 (152.7) 0.532
 Cerebrum 1212.5 (109.6) 1309.0 (147.9) 0.741 1212.5 (109.6) 1286.8 (136.5) 0.600
 Cerebral gray 722.7 (67.0) 772.2 (88.3) 0.632 722.7 (67.0) 759.0 (84.8) 0.475
 Cerebral white 472.4 (54.1) 511.7 (70.6) 0.625 472.4 (54.1) 501.6 (63.6) 0.495
 Cerebellum 154.2 (16.7) 160.1 (14.1) 0.382 154.2 (16.7) 160.9 (16.0) 0.410
 Cerebellar gray 111.7 (14.1) 110.9 (9.9) 0.066 111.7 (14.1) 111.4 (9.9) 0.025
 Cerebellar white 42.4 (6.9) 48.5 (7.6) 0.840 42.4 (6.9) 48.1 (8.4) 0.742
             
3b Alcohol exposure
 Total brain 1378.1 (140.8) 1397.9 (163.5) 0.130 1378.1 (140.8) 1390.4 (141.2) 0.087
 Cerebrum 1208.4 (129.5) 1217.9 (145.0) 0.069 1208.4 (129.5) 1215.0 (131) 0.051
 Cerebral gray 723.1 (87.9) 735.7 (84.4) 0.146 723.1 (87.9) 729.0 (69.4) 0.075
 Cerebral white 459.3 (55.1) 475.3 (61.8) 0.273 459.3 (55.1) 479.0 (61.9) 0.336
 Cerebellum 150.2 (12.2) 152.5 (20.3) 0.137 150.2 (12.2) 151.1 (18.8) 0.057
 Cerebellar gray 106.0 (12.1) 109.7 (14.3) 0.279 106.0 (12.1) 106.3 (13.9) 0.023
 Cerebellar white 43.0 (7.1) 44.1 (6.8) 0.158 43.0 (7.1) 45.6 (6.8) 0.374