Table 3.
Means (standard deviations) of DTI values for the spina bifida myelomeningocele (SBM, n = 49) and typically developing control (TD, n = 18) groups.
| Mean diffusivity |
Fractional anisotropy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain region | SBM | TD | Pairwise | SBM | TD | Pairwise |
| Hippocampus | 1.089 (.127) | 0.954 (.056) | SBM > TD *** | 0.178 (.044) | 0.168 (.048) | |
| Amygdala | 0.894 (.014) | 0.855 (.139) | 0.209 (.030) | 0.186 (.016) | SBM > TD ** | |
| Caudate | 0.789 (.049) | 0.751 (.015) | SBM > TD *** | 0.163 (.030) | 0.125 (.016) | SBM > TD *** |
| Putamen | 0.745 (.015) | 0.756 (.011) | SBM < TD * | 0.158 (.017) | 0.143 (.012) | SBM > TD *** |
| Pallidum | 0.765 (.029) | 0.774 (.019) | 0.301 (.033) | 0.244 (.027) | SBM > TD *** | |
| Thalamus | 0.799 (.035) | 0.775 (.022) | SBM > TD ** | 0.302 (.020) | 0.275 (.014) | SBM > TD *** |
Note: MD M (SD) reported with values ×10−3; reported values reflect the average MD/FA for left and right hemispheres.
*
p < .05.
**
p ≤ .01.
***
p ≤ .001.