Table 4.
Unique Effects of PCA Puberty Factor Scores and Sex on Subcortical Brain Volumes
| Volume | Change R2 | F/t | p | Partial r |
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| Unique Sex Effects in Step 1 Model | ||||
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| R Amygdala | -- | 2.50 | .014 | .22 |
| R Hippocampus | -- | 3.38 | .001 | .29 |
| L Nacc | -- | 3.37 | .001 | .29 |
| R Nacc | -- | 4.00 | <.001 | .34 |
| L Pallidum | -- | −2.01 | .047 | −.18 |
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| PCA Puberty Factor Score X Sex Effects in Step 2 Model | ||||
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| L Nacc | .064 | 9.03 | .003 | −.27 |
| R Pallidum | .033 | 4.67 | .033 | −.19 |
| R Thalamus | .027 | 4.46 | .037 | −.19 |
Note: Sex was dummy-coded with 0 = male, 1 = female. Nacc = nucleus accumbens; L = left hemisphere, R = right hemisphere.