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. 2016 Dec 7;13:215–222. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.12.003

Table 2.

Global and regional differences between groups.

Total values Model Effect Coefficient (s.e.) p
Total cortical volume Cubic ASD < controls − 16,168 (7351.007) 0.029
Total cortical surface area Linear Interaction − 4058 (2274.939) 0.006⁎⁎
Average cortical thickness Linear n.s.
Total subcortical grey volume Quadratic ASD < controls (0.000) 0.013



Cortical regions Volume
Area
Thickness
Model Effect Coefficient (s.e.) p Model Effect Coefficient (s.e.) p Model Effect Coefficient (s.e.) p
Banks of the superior temporal sulcus LH Linear Interaction 58.676 (20.461) 0.006⁎⁎ Linear Interaction 23.937 (6.221) < 0.001⁎⁎⁎
RH
Fusiform gyrus LH Linear ASD < controls − 490.290 (233.826) 0.037
RH
Inferior parietal gyrus LH Linear ASD < controls − 747.147 (326.604) 0.023 Linear Interaction 71.661 (22.445) 0.002⁎⁎
RH Quadratic ASD < controls − 1065.281 (337.490) 0.002⁎⁎
Inferior temporal gyrus LH Quadratic ASD < controls − 668.350 (275.820) 0.016 Linear interaction − 0.015 (0.007) 0.034
RH
Middle temporal gyrus LH Linear ASD < controls − 603.961 (262.943) 0.023 Linear Interaction 43.329 (14.886) 0.005⁎⁎
RH Linear ASD < controls − 749.827 (284.885) 0.009⁎⁎ Linear ASD < controls − 153.013 (61.455) 0.014
Postcentral gyrus LH Linear Interaction 132.449 (49.699) 0.010⁎⁎ Linear Interaction 68.735 (18.662) < 0.001⁎⁎⁎
RH Linear ASD < controls − 666.695 (220.440) 0.003⁎⁎ Linear Interaction 37.573 (18.488) 0.046
Precentral gyrus LH Quadratic ASD < controls − 505.051 (249.349) 0.044 Linear Interaction 57.802 (23.864) 0.018
RH
Rostral anterior cingulate LH Linear ASD < controls − 190.958 (82.488) 0.022 Linear ASD < controls − 44.762 (20.745) 0.032
RH
Superior frontal gyrus LH Cubic ASD < controls − 924.217 (450.579) 0.042 Linear Interaction 56.931 (25.701) 0.030 Cubic interaction 0.002 (0.001) 0.041
RH Cubic ASD < controls − 1055.331 (457.772) 0.022 Linear ASD < controls 0.045
Superior parietal gyrus LH Cubic Interaction 13.972 (6.740) 0.042
RH
Supramarginal gyrus LH Linear ASD < controls − 697.218 (289.830) 0.017 Linear Interaction 39.861 (19.095) 0.040
RH Linear ASD < controls − 678.204 (282.140) 0.017 Linear Interaction 64.310 (17.907) < 0.001⁎⁎⁎
Insula LH Cubic ASD < controls − 256.943 (129.449) 0.049 Linear ASD < controls − 80.474 (33.315) 0.017
RH Linear ASD < controls − 301.071 (130.657) 0.022 Quadratic ASD < controls − 97.039 (35.805) 0.007⁎⁎
Lingual gyrus LH
RH Cubic Interaction 7.000 (2.926) 0.020
Posterior cingulate gyrus LH
RH Linear Interaction 38.199 (18.793) 0.046 Linear interaction − 0.014 (0.007) 0.036
Precuneus LH
RH Linear ASD < controls − 571.046 (225.564) 0.012 Linear Interaction 28.825 (14.128) 0.045

Regression coefficients and p-values of main group and group ∗ age interaction terms are provided in the table. ASD, autism spectrum disorder; TD, typical development; LH, left hemisphere; RH, right hemisphere; n.s., not significant.

p < 0.05.

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p < 0.01.

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p < corrected for multiple comparisons using singular value decomposition