Table 1.
Neonatal White Matter Microstructure Differences in the Cingulum Bundle
Term (M ± SD) N=55 | Preterm (M ± SD) N=69 | p | |
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Gestational Age at Birth (weeks) | 38.9 ± 1.3 | 26.7 ± 1.8 | <.001 |
Gestational Age at Scan (weeks) | 38.7 ± 1.2 | 37.5 ± 1.4 | <.001 |
FA of Right CB | .184 ± .02 | .181 ± .02 | .715 |
FA of Right Anterior CB | .168 ± .02 | .154 ± .02 | .060 |
FA of Right Posterior CB | .219 ± .03 | .222 ± .02 | .479 |
FA of Left CB | .194 ± .02 | .187 ± .01 | .724 |
FA of Left Anterior CB | .175 ± .02 | .162 ± .02 | .155 |
FA of Left Posterior CB | .223 ± .03 | .230 ± .02 | .278 |
MD of Right CB | 1.35 ± .06 | 1.40 ± .06 | .002 |
MD of Right Anterior CB | 1.37 ± .07 | 1.42 ± .08 | .002 |
MD of Right Posterior CB | 1.32 ± .06 | 1.36 ± .06 | .005 |
MD of Left CB | 1.34 ± .05 | 1.41 ± .07 | <.001 |
MD of Left Anterior CB | 1.36 ± .06 | 1.43 ± .08 | .001 |
MD of Left Posterior CB | 1.32 ± .06 | 1.37 ± .06 | <.001 |
Male/Female | 24/31 | 29/40 | .857 |
African American/Caucasian | 40/15 | 29/34* | .003 |
4 Asian & 2 biracial VPT participants
Bold represents p-values that passed FDR correction