Table 3. Means and statistical values for Fractional Anisotropy for the cingulate & limbic white matter tracts as a function of early life trauma and age.
| White matter tracts | Trauma group | All adults (Ages ≥18) |
Children (Ages 6-12) |
Adolescents (Ages 13-18) |
Young Adults (Ages 19-50) |
Older Adults (Ages 51-87) |
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| Mean (SD) | F & p-value | Mean (SD) | F & p-value | Mean (SD) | F & p-value | Mean (SD) | F & p-value | Mean (SD) | F & p-value | ||
| Cingulum (Cingulate) | Low-Trauma High-Trauma | .411 (.041) .407 (.038) | .059. 808 | .407 (.038) .390 (.042) | .834. 367 | .419 (.028) .406 (.288) | 1.519. 224 | .426 (.039) .425 (.032) | .041. 841 | .390 (.038) .382 (.034) | .020. 888 |
| Cingulum (hippocampus) | Low-Trauma High-Trauma | .362 (.028) .368 (.035) | .372. 543 | .327 (.030) .329 (.033) | .018. 894 | .344 (.024) .346 (.036) | .131. 719 | .369 (.024) .375 (.035) | .360. 551 | .354 (.028) .359 (.036) | .644. 428 |
| Fornix | Low-Trauma High-Trauma | .395 (.055) .385 (.046) | .022. 881 | .406 (.029) .409 (.037) | .164. 688 | .408 (.033) .395 (.044) | .594. 445 | .423 (.040) .408 (.032) | 1.899. 175 | .356 (.054) .350 (.042) | .211. 649 |
| Fornix (Stria) | Low-Trauma High-Trauma | .409 (.030) .412 (.037) | .670. 415 | .400 (.025) .403 (.032) | .102. 752 | .407 (.023) .397 (.027) | .982. 326 | .421 (.026) .424 (.035) | .090. 765 | .392 (.028) .395 (.036) | .211. 649 |
| Uncinate Fasciculus | Low-Trauma High-Trauma | .475 (.036) .476 (.044) | .035. 852 | .459 (.043) .473 (.095) | .613. 438 | .489 (.029) .474 (.039) | 1.646. 205 | .478 (.039) .486 (.040) | .292. 592 | .468 (.035) .462 (.048) | .035. 852 |