Table 1:

Regional CBF in the age groups of preterm neonates, term-equivalent-age neonates, and infants^{^a}

Brain Region	Preterm (n = 13)	TEA (n = 13)	Infants (n = 6)	P Value	Preterm vs TEA	Preterm vs Infants	TEA vs Infants
CBF (mL/100 g/min)
Caudate	21.2 (6.9)	25.5 (6.6)	42.9 (7.1)	<.001	.260	<.001	<.001
Thalamus	27.7 (11.4)	32.2 (7.1)	36.2 (7.5)	.168	.437	.166	.658
F-GM	16.8 (4.1)	18.8 (3.8)	41.8 (12.0)	<.001	.688	<.001	<.001
O-GM	19.1 (6.2)	21.8 (3.6)	49.8 (19.8)	<.001	.755	<.001	<.001
F-WM	7.3 (3.1)	8.4 (1.9)	28.3 (7.5)	<.001	.744	<.001	<.001
O-WM	9.9 (3.5)	11.9 (3.3)	35.6 (14.1)	<.001	.718	<.001	<.001
Whole-brain	15.5 (4.2)	18.3 (3.3)	38.3 (9.5)	<.001	.388	<.001	<.001
rCBF (%)
Caudate	136.4 (25.6)	140.8 (28.9)	116.0 (25.3)	.184	.911	.291	.168
Thalamus	174.1 (33.1)	177.2 (28.1)	96.5 (17.6)	<.001	.960	<.001	<.001
F-GM	111.0 (24.9)	103.5 (15.2)	108.5 (11.6)	.614	.592	.965	.858
O-GM	122.8 (19.8)	120.8 (17.5)	127.6 (26.1)	.791	.965	.879	.773
F-WM	46.7 (16.5)	46.3 (7.9)	73.9 (7.1)	<.001	.995	<.001	<.001
O-WM	63.6 (15.4)	65.6 (10.4)	90.3 (13.7)	.001	.980	.001	.001