Table 2.
Partial correlations between family factors, vocabulary growth rate and the FA of the white matter tracts controlling for age, sex and whole brain mean FA.
| Tracts | SES | Literacy environment | Age of literacy exposure | Vocabulary growth rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left hemisphere | |||||
| AF-anterior | .076 | .182 | .196 | −.069 | |
| AF-posterior | −.017 | .026 | −.018 | .361** | |
| AF-direct | −.128 | .129 | .344** | .305** | |
| IFOF | .249* | .090 | −.053 | .158 | |
| ILF | .145 | .060 | .079 | .052 | |
| Right hemisphere | |||||
| AF-anterior | −.206 | −.180 | −.165 | .065 | |
| AF-posterior | −.076 | .049 | −.217 | −.087 | |
| AF-direct | −.057 | .054 | −.153 | .046 | |
| IFOF | .222 | .086 | −.006 | −.026 | |
| ILF | .107 | .177 | .007 | .041 | |
Note: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, r values surviving FDR correction are in bold.