Table III.
Associations between mean fractional anisotropy of the right uncinate fasciculus (UF-R) and left superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF-L) and core language in 6-year-old children born preterm and at term, controlling for socio-economic status (SES), sex, and non-verbal IQ (Unstandardized Coefficients; SE)
| Model 6 | Model 7 | Model 8 | Model 9 | Model 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SES | 0.30 (0.12)a | 0.28 (0.12)a | 0.28 (0.11)a | 0.29 (0.12)a | 0.30 (0.12)a |
| Sex | 3.74 (2.70) | 4.60 (2.75)b | 3.81 (2.69) | 2.94 (2.70) | 2.70 (2.70) |
| Non-verbal IQ | 0.32 (0.10)a | 0.32 (0.10)a | 0.31 (0.10)a | 0.30 (0.10)a | 0.31 (0.10)a |
| Group | −2.22 (2.83) | −1.38 (2.88) | 99.50 (43.06)a | −2.98 (2.82) | 28.59 (27.25) |
| UF-R | – | 65.13 (47.56) | 217.77 (79.73)a | – | – |
| UR-R × group | – | – | −228.65 (97.38)a | – | – |
| SLF-L | – | – | – | 57.51 (32.50)b | 91.51 (43.63)b |
| SLF-L × group | – | – | – | – | −73.97 (63.51) |
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| ∆ R2 (%) | – | 1.5 | 4.2a | 2.5b | 1.1 |
| Total R2 (%) | 39.7a | 41.2a | 45.4a | 42.2a | 43.3a |
Data are unstandardized coefficients (SE) unless otherwise indicated.
p<0.025, corrected.
p<0.1.