Table 2:

FA in each tract

Preterm with No WMA (n = 41) (mean) (SD)Preterm with Mild WMA (n = 27) (mean) (SD)P ValuePreterm with Moderate WMA (n = 2)
CST (left)0.28 (0.03)0.27 (0.04).022Case 1: 0.25
Case 2: 0.21
CST (right)0.28 (0.04)0.26 (0.04).005Case 1: 0.22
Case 2: 0.27
Frontoparietal SLF (left)0.17 (0.03)0.16 (0.03).020Case 1: 0.12
Case 2: 0.13
Frontoparietal SLF (right)0.18 (0.02)0.16 (0.03).004Case 1: 0.11
Case 2: 0.15
Parietotemporal SLF (left)0.17 (0.02)0.16 (0.03).077Case 1: 0.09
Case 2: 0.14
Parietotemporal SLF (right)0.16 (0.02)0.15 (0.03).191Case 1: 0.11
Case 2: 0.14
ATR (left)0.19 (0.02)0.18 (0.03).012Case 1: 0.16
Case 2: 0.16
ATR (right)0.19 (0.02)0.18 (0.03).045Case 1: 0.12
Case 2: 0.17
Motor STR (left)0.25 (0.03)0.23 (0.04).005Case 1: 0.22
Case 2: 0.20
Motor STR (right)0.25 (0.03)0.24 (0.05).024Case 1: 0.19
Case 2: 0.24
Sensory STR (left)0.24 (0.03)0.22 (0.03)<.001aCase 1: 0.15
Case 2: 0.17
Sensory STR (right)0.23 (0.02)0.22 (0.04).006Case 1: 0.17
Case 2: 0.18
PTR (left)0.21 (0.03)0.20 (0.03).103Case 1: 0.09
Case 2: 0.15
PTR (right)0.21 (0.02)0.20 (0.03).009Case 1: 0.11
Case 2: 0.17
Corpus callosum0.26 (0.03)0.24 (0.03).016Case 1: 0.14
Case 2: 0.18
  • a The P value reaches statistical significance after controlling for false discovery rate (P < .003).