Table 5.
Study Group Comparisons of DTI Metric Correlations with Gestational Age
Fractional Anisotropy | Radial Diffusivity | ||||||
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Correlation | p−value | Interaction by group |
Correlation | p−value | Interaction by group |
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Thal | Preterm CHD | 0.482 | 0.027 | p< 0.68 | −0.486 | 0.026 | p<0.49 |
Preterm | 0.488 | 0.0097 | −0.129 | 0.520 | |||
Term | 0.644 | .0002 | −0.307 | 0.111 | |||
Splen | Preterm CHD | 0.220 | 0.338 | p<0.62 | −0.213 | 0.352 | p<0.80 |
Preterm | 0.212 | 0.288 | 0.082 | 0.686 | |||
Term | 0.133 | 0.500 | 0.010 | 0.959 | |||
Optic Rad | Preterm CHD | 0.628 | 0.003 | p<0.63 | −0.587 | 0.007 | p<0.32 |
Preterm | 0.587 | 0.001 | −0.269 | 0.175 | |||
Term | 0.643 | 0.0002 | −0.423 | 0.025 |
Correlations significantly different from 0 are in BOLD. Thal=thalamus; Splen=Splenium; Optic Rad=Optic Radiations