Table 5.
Fractional anisotropy (FA) in the association fiber tracts in the dorsal and ventral pathways as well as in the control fiber tracts. Multivariate analyses were carried out, with sex, handedness, cohort, and nonverbal IQ as covariates.
| F | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsal Pathway | |||||
| Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus (SLF) | R | Age | .80 | .37 | .01 |
| Group | 5.96 | .02* | .07 | ||
| Age × Group | 10.71 | < .01* | .11 | ||
| L | Age | .37 | .55 | < .01 | |
| Group | 6.78 | .01* | .07 | ||
| Age × Group | 3.28 | .07 | .04 | ||
| Ventral Pathway | |||||
| Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus (ILF) | R | Age | 3.89 | .05 | .04 |
| Group | 5.81 | .02* | .06 | ||
| Age × Group | 1.67 | .20 | .02 | ||
| L | Age | 2.54 | .11 | .03 | |
| Group | 2.10 | .15 | .02 | ||
| Age × Group | 5.41 | .02* | .06 | ||
| Inferior Fronto-occipital Fasciculus (IFOF) | R | Age | 1.65 | .20 | .02 |
| Group | 9.71 | < .01* | .10 | ||
| Age × Group | 2.23 | .14 | .03 | ||
| L | Age | .69 | .41 | .01 | |
| Group | 5.70 | .02* | .06 | ||
| Age × Group | 4.57 | .04 | .05 | ||
| Uncinate Fasciculus (UF) | R | Age | 1.28 | .26 | .02 |
| Group | 2.73 | .10 | .03 | ||
| Age × Group | 8.52 | < .01* | .09 | ||
| L | Age | .42 | .52 | .01 | |
| Group | 9.05 | < .01* | .10 | ||
| Age × Group | 4.31 | .04 | .05 | ||
| Control Tracts | |||||
| Genu of the corpus callosum | Age | .34 | .56 | < .01 | |
| Group | .03 | .86 | < .01 | ||
| Age × Group | 1.06 | .31 | .01 | ||
| Body of the corpus callosum | Age | .29 | .59 | < .01 | |
| Group | 2.71 | .10 | .03 | ||
| Age × Group | 1.06 | .31 | .01 | ||
| Splenium of the corpus callosum | Age | < .01 | 1.00 | < .01 | |
| Group | .08 | .77 | < .01 | ||
| Age × Group | .22 | .64 | < .01 | ||
An asterisk indicates that the p-value remains significant after false discovery rate (FDR) adjustment. : partial eta-squared; L: Left; R: Right.