Table 3:

MD (*10−3mm2/s) in each tract

Preterm with No WMA (n = 41) (mean) (SD)Preterm with Mild MWA (n = 27) (mean) (SD)P ValuePreterm with Moderate WMA (n = 2)
CST (left)1.340 (0.10)1.362 (0.09).027Case 1: 1.45
Case 2: 1.45
CST (right)1.338 (0.09)1.377 (0.12).005Case 1: 1.45
Case 2: 1.34
Frontoparietal SLF (left)1.45 (0.10)1.45 (0.12).458Case 1: 1.57
Case 2: 1.51
Frontoparietal SLF (right)1.43 (0.10)1.46 (0.12).071Case 1: 1.53
Case 2: 1.43
Parietotemporal SLF (left)1.48 (0.07)1.48 (0.09).634Case 1: 1.57
Case 2: 1.51
Parietotemporal SLF (right)1.50 (0.11)1.49 (0.09).879Case 1: 1.51
Case 2: 1.45
ATR (left)1.33 (0.07)1.36 (0.09).003aCase 1: 1.47
Case 2: 1.44
ATR (right)1.33 (0.07)1.35 (0.09).045Case 1: 1.54
Case 2: 1.36
Motor STR (left)1.31 (0.10)1.36 (0.10).001aCase 1: 1.45
Case 2: 1.47
Motor STR (right)1.31 (0.10)1.37 (0.14).002aCase 1: 1.43
Case 2: 1.32
Sensory STR (left)1.32 (0.08)1.37 (0.11).001aCase 1: 1.48
Case 2: 1.51
Sensory STR (right)1.33 (0.10)1.38 (0.11).012Case 1: 1.50
Case 2: 1.40
PTR (left)1.48 (0.08)1.51 (0.10).064Case 1: 1.57
Case 2: 1.60
PTR (right)1.49 (0.08)1.52 (0.09).047Case 1: 1.51
Case 2: 1.54
Corpus callosum1.57 (0.06)1.59 (0.08).036Case 1: 1.92
Case 2: 1.63
  • a The P value reaches statistical significance after controlling for false discovery rate (P < .003).