Table 3.
Brain tissues ratios.
VP/VLBW (n = 86) (M ± SD) |
Controls (n = 100) (M ± SD) |
p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|
GM/ICV | 0.476 ± 0.023 | 0.479 ± 0.024 | 0.505 |
WM/ICV | 0.326 ± 0.018 | 0.333 ± 0.019 | 0.012 |
CSF/ICV | 0.197 ± 0.028 | 0.188 ± 0.024 | 0.017 |
Proportion of brain tissue volumes after controlling for total intracranial volume. Abbreviations: GM — gray matter, WM — white matter, CSF — cerebrospinal fluid, ICV — intracranial volume. VP/VBLW — very preterm/very low birth weight.