Table 2:

Mean subcortical nuclei volume in cubic centimeters per diagnosis: MANCOVA analysis applied for estimating group differencesa

AnatomyABCMANCOVAPost Hoc ComparisonCohen D
ControlChild BChild C
Mean Volume (SD) (cm3)FP ValueA vs BB vs CA vs C
L accumbens0.39(0.11)0.35(0.09)0.30(0.07)2.64.080.420.691.01
L amygdala1.12(0.19)1.02(0.20)0.94(0.23)3.12.05bA > C; A, B (NS); B, C (NS)0.510.390.87
L caudate3.09(0.35)2.92(0.48)2.70(0.41)3.53.04bA > C; A, B (NS); B, C (NS)0.390.491.01
L hippocampus3.61(0.44)3.66(0.41)3.51(0.72)0.11.90−0.130.270.17
L pallidus1.78(0.28)1.60(0.48)1.57(0.56)1.21.310.470.040.47
L putamen4.77(0.54)4.33(0.87)3.81(0.75)7.17<.01bA > B; A > C; B, C (NS)0.600.641.47
L thalamus7.24(0.62)7.25(0.56)6.84(0.63)0.78.46−0.020.690.64
R accumbens0.29(0.09)0.26(0.12)0.22(0.09)1.03.360.300.320.71
R amygdala1.08(0.22)0.95(0.25)0.93(0.20)2.59.090.530.100.70
R caudate3.22(0.40)3.20(0.52)2.97(0.42)0.76.470.040.490.61
R hippocampus3.77(0.53)3.85(0.58)3.75(0.38)0.06.94−0.140.200.04
R pallidus1.78(0.30)1.63(0.44)1.56(0.46)1.13.330.380.170.57
R putamen4.58(0.51)4.24(0.81)3.96(0.73)3.71.03bA > B; A > C; B, C (NS)0.510.370.99
R thalamus6.99(0.61)7.07(0.54)6.74(0.70)0.12.89−0.140.530.38
  • Note:—L indicates left; R, right; NS, no significance.

  • a Adjusted for age, sex, education years, and TIV.

  • b Indicates threshold for statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.