Table 2.

Between-group comparisons of selected regions of interest*

Region	Mean difference FA (95% CI)	P value	Mean difference MD (95% CI)†	P value
PLIC	0.026 (0.004 to 0.048)	0.023	−0.051 (−0.087 to −0.014)	0.007
Thalami	0.008 (−0.009 to 0.024)	0.354	−0.061 (−0.104 to −0.017)	0.007
Lentiform nuclei	0.006 (−0.012 to 0.023)	0.484	−0.059 (−0.093 to −0.024)	0.001
Midbrain	0.012 (−0.005 to 0.029)	0.147	−0.037 (−0.070 to −0.005)	0.026
Genu of corpus callosum	0.033 (−0.002 to 0.068)	0.062	−0.020 (−0.092 to 0.053)	0.575
Splenium of corpus callosum	0.054 (0.021 to 0.087)	0.003	−0.048 (−0.104 to 0.008)	0.087

*Adjusted for sex, birth weight and gestational age.

†Values reported as 10⁻³.

FA, fractional anisotropy; MD, mean diffusivity; PLIC, posterior limb of the internal capsule.