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. 2021 Nov 8;43(3):1032–1046. doi: 10.1002/hbm.25705

TABLE 4.

Statistical results for the nodal graph theoretical metrics that differed (FDR corrected p <.05) between the uninjured, typically developing (TD) children and the mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and orthopedic injury (OI) groups

95% confidence interval
Nodal metric Node Model predictor F‐value p‐value a Contrast β SE t‐value Permutation p‐value Cohen's d Lower Upper
Degree centrality (Dc) Fusiform gyrus Group 12.71 <.001 TDOI 6.04 1.35 4.49 <.001 0.96 0.54 1.38
TDmTBI 5.07 1.14 4.45 <.001 0.80 0.45 1.16
OI–mTBI −9.69e−01 1.16 −0.83 .999 −0.15 −0.52 0.21
Hemisphere 148.99 <.001 Leftright 8.65
Age 0.01 0.933 0.017
Sex 5.81 0.017 Female–male 2.31
Clustering coefficient (NCp) Superior orbital gyrus Group 5.67 <.001 TD–OI 0.019 7.06e−03 2.75 .019 0.68 0.19 1.17
TD–mTBI 0.019 5.98e−03 3.17 <.001 0.66 0.25 1.08
OI–mTBI −5.18e−04 6.11e−03 −0.08 .999 −0.02 −0.44 0.41
Hemisphere 39.47 <.001 Left–right −2.01e−02
Age 1.58 .211 1.36e−03
Sex <0 .01 .927 Female–male 4.63e−04
Middle orbital gyrus Group 7.76 0.001 TDOI 3.27e−02 8.79e−03 3.72 <.001 0.95 0.44 1.45
TDmTBI 2.38e−02 7.44e−03 3.20 <.001 0.69 0.26 1.11
OI–mTBI −8.85e−03 7.60e−03 −1.16 1.000 −0.26 −0.69 0.18
Hemisphere 53.47 <.001 Leftright −2.83e−02
Age 1.08 0.301 1.40e−03
Sex 0.33 0.566 Female–male −3.59e−03
Insula Group 6.85 0.001 TDOI 1.96e−02 6.42e−03 3.04 <.001 0.78 0.27 1.29
TDmTBI 1.89e−02 5.44e−03 3.47 <.001 0.75 0.32 1.18
OI–mTBI −6.85e−04 5.55e−03 −0.12 .999 −0.03 −0.47 0.41
Hemisphere 0.04 0.834 Left–right −5.90e−04
Age 5.70 0.018 2.35e−03
Sex 5.30 0.023 Femalemale 1.05e−02
Thalamus Group 7.43 0.001 TDOI 2.40e−02 8.31e−03 2.89 <.001 1.65 0.52 2.78
TDTBI 2.63e−02 7.04e−03 3.74 <.001 1.81 0.85 2.76
OI–TBI 2.34e−03 7.18e−03 0.33 0.668 0.16 −0.81 1.14
Hemisphere 1.45 0.231 Left–right −1.96e−03
Age 6.30 0.013 3.20e03
Sex 0.18 0.670 Female–male 2.52e−03
Paracentral lobule Group 5.80 <.001 TDOI 1.51e−02 .03‐e03 2.49 .011 0.45 0.09 0.81
TDmTBI 1.64e−021 .11‐e03 3.21 .001 0.49 0.19 0.79
OI–mTBI 1.36e−03 5.22‐e03 0.26 .796 0.04 −0.27 0.35
Hemisphere 17.55 <.001 Leftright 1.57e−02
Age 6.38 .013 2.34e−03
Sex 0.07 .788 Female–male 1.16e−03
Efficiency (Ne) Fusiform gyrus Group 12.71 <.001 TDOI 3.39e−02 7.56e−03 4.49 <.001 0.95 0.53 1.38
TDTBI 2.85e−02 6.40e−03 4.45 <.001 0.80 0.45 1.16
OI–TBI −5.43e−03 6.54e−03 −0.83 1.000 −0.15 −0.52 0.21
Hemisphere 148.84 <.001 Leftright 4.86e−02
Age 0.01 0.935 9.43e−05
Sex 5.80 0.017 Femalemale 1.29e02
Shortest path length (NLp) Fusiform gyrus Group 11.91 <.001 TDOI −4.58e−02 1.05e−02 −4.35 <.001 −0.90 −1.31 −0.49
TDTBI −3.84e−02 8.92e−03 −4.31 <.001 −0.75 −1.10 −0.41
OI–TBI 7.41e−03 9.11e−03 0.81 0.437 0.15 −0.21 0.50
Hemisphere 135.35 <.001 Leftright −6.65e−02
Age 0.00 0.990 2.04e−05
Sex 5.66 0.019 Femalemale −1.78e−02
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Unadjusted p‐value reported. Italicized and bolded = corrected p‐value <.05; Underlined = |Cohen's d| ≥.80 (i.e., ≥ large effect size).