Table 3. Regional neural correlates of self-reported autistic traits, GLM design 1.

Region name	Nodal Degree	Nodal Efficiency	Regional Diffusion Anisotropy
Right cingulate gyrus, posterior part	F: 14.98	F: 14.34	F: 0.27
	p: 0.00018 *** †	p: 0.00024 *** †	p: 0.61
	ηp2: 0.11	ηp2: 0.11	ηp2: 0.002
	BASSQ: −0.51 (ηp 2: 0.11; p: 1.64*10−4)***	BASSQ: −1.9*10−3 (ηp 2: 0.11; p: 1.8*10−4)**	BASSQ: −7.15*10−5 (ηp 2: 0.002; p: 0.65)
	BSRS: 0.083 (ηp 2: 0.019; p: 0.13)	BSRS: 3.5*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.022; p: 0.1)	BSRS: 2.37*10−6 (ηp 2: 1.1*10−5; p: 0.97)
	BAge: −0.018 (ηp 2: 0.001; p: 0.79)	BAge: −8.8*10−5 (ηp 2: 0.001; p: 0.74)	BAge: −9.47*10−7 (ηp 2: 0.012; p: 0.23)
	BGender: −0.41 (ηp 2: 4.33*10−4; p: 0.82)	BGender: −1.8*10−3 (ηp 2: 5.8*10−4; p: 0.79)	BGender: 4*10−3 (ηp 2: 0.034; p: 0.044)*
Left cingulate gyrus, posterior part	F: 8.05	F: 7.18	F: 0.21
	p: 0.0053 **	p: 0.0084 **	p: 0.65
	ηp2: 0.062	ηp2: 0.056	ηp2: 0.002
	BASSQ: −0.37 (ηp 2: 0.068; p: 0.004)**	BASSQ: −1.4*10−3 (ηp 2: 0.065; p: 0.004)**	BASSQ: 3.15*10−5 (ηp 2: 2.61*10−4; p: 0.86)
	BSRS: 0.072 (ηp 2: 0.016; p: 0.16)	BSRS: 3.08*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.02; p: 0.12)	BSRS: 3.78*10−5 (ηp 2: 0.002; p: 0.61)
	BAge: 0.062 (ηp 2: 0.008; p: 0.33)	BAge: 2.3*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.007; p: 0.34)	BAge: −1.11*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.012; p: 0.23)
	BGender: −0.27 (ηp 2: 2.1*10−4; p: 0.88)	BGender: −1.2*10−3 (ηp 2: 2.9*10−4; p: 0.85)	BGender: 2.2*10−3 (ηp 2: 0.007; p: 0.36)
Right parahippocampal gyrus, posterior part	F: 0.3	F: 0.34	F: 8.81
	p: 0.58	p: 0.56	p: 0.0036 **
	ηp2: 0.002	ηp2: 0.003	ηp2: 0.069
	BASSQ: 0.12 (ηp 2: 0.002; p: 0.66)	BASSQ: 6.7*10−4 (ηp 2: 1.4*10−3; p: 0.69)	BASSQ: −1.1*10−3 (ηp 2: 0.066; p: 0.005)**
	BSRS: 0.007 (ηp 2: 2.8*10−5; p: 0.95)	BSRS: 1.4*10−4 (ηp 2: 3.5*10−4; p: 0.84)	BSRS: 1.5*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.008; p: 0.34)
	BAge: 0.085 (ηp 2: 0.003; p: 0.54)	BAge: 1.52*10−6 (ηp 2: ∼0 p: 0.99)	BAge: 5.32*10−5 (ηp 2: 0.001; p: 0.78)
	BGender: 6.34 (ηp 2: 0.024; p: 0.089)	BGender: 0.051 (ηp 2: 0.04; p: 0.026)*	BGender: 3.8*10−3 (ηp 2: 0.005; p: 0.45)
Right temporal fusiform cortex, posterior part	F: 0.34	F: 0.51	F: 6.83
	p: 0.56	p: 0.48	p: 0.01 *
	ηp2: 0.003	ηp2: 0.004	ηp2: 0.054
	BASSQ: 0.14 (ηp 2: 0.003; p: 0.53)	BASSQ: 7.5*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.004; p: 0.48)	BASSQ: −6.7*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.051; p: 0.013)*
	BSRS: −0.029 (ηp 2: 0.001; p: 0.75)	BSRS: −1.11*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.001; p: 0.8)	BSRS: 8.95*10−5 (ηp 2: 0.005; p: 0.42)
	BAge: 0.084 (ηp 2: 0.005; p: 0.45)	BAge: 3.5*10−4 (ηp 2: 0.003; p: 0.53)	BAge: 9.46*10−5 (ηp 2: 0.004; p: 0.49)
	BGender: 3.7 (ηp 2: 0.013; p: 0.21)	BGender: 0.015 (ηp 2: 0.009; p: 0.29)	BGender: −1.4*10−3 (ηp 2: 0.001; p: 0.71)

We demonstrate the joint effects of Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS Total Score) and Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ), controlling for age and gender. GLM: General Linear Model.

^*: 0.01≤p<0.05.

^**: 0.001≤p<0.01.

^***: p<0.001.

^†: Significant interaction after false discovery rate correction with the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure.