Table 2 Birth outcomes and sociodemographic factors have significant effects on structural brain developmenta

From: A global multicohort study to map subcortical brain development and cognition in infancy and early childhood

   

ICV

Thalamus

Hippocampus

Amygdala

Caudate

Putamen

Globus pallidus

Reference curve

Referenceb

Intercept

Effect

402,952.30

8,924.17

2,190.29

398.78

3,711.22

3,345.64

1,141.27

(s.e.)

(2,676.98)

(42.15)

(13.16)

(5.80)

(22.54)

(51.25)

(16.79)

Asymptote

Effect

1,285,208.00

13,292.35

5,159.63

2,082.93

6,947.72

8,535.24

2,114.39

(s.e.)

(6,309.91)

(80.24)

(31.85)

(13.30)

(53.36)

(55.41)

(15.88)

Growth Rate

Effect

−5.66

−6.64

−6.02

−5.60

−6.26

−6.01

−6.16

(s.e.)

(0.01)

(0.02)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.02)

(0.01)

(0.03)

Main effects

Male sex

Intercept

Effect

19,177.04**

423.13**

80.27**

19.84**

114.07**

226.31**

40.48*

(s.e.)

(2,690.45)

(42.57)

(13.34)

(5.48)

(21.93)

(50.16)

(13.33)

%

4.76

4.74

3.66

4.98

3.07

6.76

3.55

Asymptote

Effect

112,624.10**

990.70**

365.18**

190.05**

325.09**

671.36**

182.94**

(s.e.)

(6,517.97)

(74.91)

(32.32)

(13.37)

(53.41)

(59.57)

(16.34)

%

8.76

7.35

7.07

9.12

4.67

7.86

8.63

Preterm birth

Intercept

Effect

−48,142.85**

−282.32**

−179.79**

−109.84**

−82.43*

−218.48*

−71.87*

(s.e.)

(4,056.34)

(67.89)

(20.14)

(8.86)

(34.63)

(87.78)

(22.75)

%

−11.95

−3.16

−8.2

−27.54

−2.22

−6.53

−6.3

Asymptote

Effect

17,063.40

−184.55

−93.51

−41.81*

−143.08

−56.33

−34.43

(s.e.)

(9,981.36)

(112.09)

(47.82)

(19.84)

(79.84)

(89.71)

(23.57)

%

1.33

−1.46

−1.83

−2

−2.1

−0.67

−1.65

Low birthweight

Intercept

Effect

−45,116.71**

−295.56**

−176.08**

−74.96**

−185.32**

−385.05**

−96.05**

(s.e.)

(4,263.44)

(69.66)

(20.97)

(9.16)

(35.98)

(90.67)

(24.03)

%

−11.2

−3.31

−8.04

−18.8

−4.99

−11.5

−8.42

Asymptote

Effect

−26,109.07*

−110.19

−87.64

−24.73

−146.68

−165.53

−69.30*

(s.e.)

(10,355.73)

(115.98)

(49.65)

(20.63)

(82.80)

(93.09)

(24.47)

%

−2.03

−0.93

−1.71

−1.19

−2.14

−1.96

−3.3

Low maternal education

Intercept

Effect

−16,269.64**

−186.31*

−4.71

7.27

−120.10**

383.86**

205.47**

(s.e.)

(3,203.33)

(55.66)

(16.63)

(6.52)

(24.50)

(70.81)

(17.43)

%

−4.04

−2.09

−0.22

1.82

−3.24

11.47

18

Asymptote

Effect

−45,624.15**

−394.91**

−106.46

−88.94**

−298.09**

−260.66*

−92.64**

(s.e.)

(8,944.40)

(101.29)

(44.70)

(18.62)

(71.94)

(84.23)

(22.38)

%

−3.55

−2.94

−2.06

−4.27

−4.28

−3.03

−4.26

Low-income family

Intercept

Effect

4,526.54

−92.39

−58.86**

−13.37*

10.61

−254.62**

−51.61**

(s.e.)

(3,174.30)

(53.61)

(16.10)

(6.46)

(25.67)

(60.30)

(14.59)

%

1.12

−1.04

−2.69

−3.35

0.29

−7.61

−4.52

Asymptote

Effect

−14,994.01

−398.43**

−162.85**

−45.89*

−233.97**

−336.27**

−85.68**

(s.e.)

(8,452.62)

(95.18)

(41.57)

(17.25)

(68.13)

(77.43)

(20.71)

%

−1.17

−2.92

−3.16

−2.21

−3.34

−3.95

−4.1

Number of observations

 

3,168

3,276

3,242

3,257

3,270

2,245

2,254

 

Number of individuals

 

1,835

1,865

1,857

1,861

1,865

1,469

1,469

 
  1. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.0007.
  2. aData were analyzed by two-tailed t-test with a Bonferroni post hoc test for P value significance. Exact P values are provided in Extended Data Table 1.
  3. bReference: female, full term, normal birthweight, tertiary maternal education and medium high-income family.