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. 2016 Sep 15;38(1):384–395. doi: 10.1002/hbm.23367

Table 2.

Comparisons of the mean GFA values of the WM tracts

Post hoc analysisa
ASD (n = 23) ADHD (n = 32) Control (n = 29) Three group comparison ASD versus ADHD ASD versus Control ADHD versus Control
Fiber tract GFA value GFA value GFA value Uncorrected P‐valueb q‐valuec P‐value P‐value P‐value Directions
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Whole‐brain 0.289 ± 0.006 0.291 ± 0.004 0.289 ± 0.005 0.233 0.231 0.856 0.469
Rt arcuate fasciculus 0.267 ± 0.012 0.278 ± 0.014 0.280 ± 0.01 0.001 0.017 0.006 0.001 0.788 ASD<ADHD,Control
Rt cingulum (hippocampus) 0.229 ± 0.022 0.249 ± 0.018 0.242 ± 0.02 0.002 0.019 0.002 0.057 0.499 ASD<ADHD
Anterior commissure 0.154 ± 0.014 0.168 ± 0.015 0.160 ± 0.015 0.002 0.020 0.003 0.327 0.099 ASD<ADHD
CC (VLPFC part) 0.274 ± 0.023 0.297 ± 0.015 0.291 ± 0.018 <0.001 0.003 <0.001 0.005 0.547 ASD<ADHD,Control
CC (precentral part) 0.326 ± 0.023 0.342 ± 0.008 0.337 ± 0.014 0.001 0.015 0.001 0.026 0.539 ASD<ADHD,Control
CC (superior temporal part) 0.321 ± 0.012 0.332 ± 0.009 0.331 ± 0.013 0.001 0.017 0.001 0.009 0.842 ASD<ADHD,Control
a

Pairwise comparison by post hoc analysis with Scheffé Test.

b

Statistical comparison among three groups were tested by ANOVA.

c

Adjusted P‐value with false discovery rate correction for multiple comparisons.

Abbreviations: Rt, right; CC, corpus callosum; VLPFC, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex.