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Comparison of Metabolite Ratios in Healthy Term vs ELBW Infants at Term-Equivalent Age
| Metabolite Ratios | Term (n = 12) Mean (S.D.) |
ELBW (n = 31) Mean (S.D.) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAA/Cho in SVZ | 1.9 (0.2) | 1.7 (0.3) | 0.03 |
| NAA/Cho in Hip | 1.7 (0.2) | 1.6 (0.3) | 0.07 |
| NAA/Cho in Cortex | 2.0 (0.3) | 1.6 (0.3) | 0.01 |
| NAA/mI in SVZ | 0.6 (0.09) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.57 |
| NAA/mI in Hip | 0.6 (0.07) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.67 |
| NAA/mI in Cortex | 0.5 (0.08) | 0.5 (0.1) | 0.43 |
