Table 2 Intergroup differences in the fiber lengths of the thalamocortical pathway.

From: Abnormal thalamocortical connectivity of preterm infants with elevated thyroid stimulating hormone identified with diffusion tensor imaging

Cerebral hemisphere

ROIs

Left hemisphere (mean ± SE)

Right hemisphere (mean ± SE)

CN

SH

t

p-values

CN

SH

t

p-values

Bilateral

 

STG

4.92 ± 0.53

1.63 ± 0.28

2.946

0.031

15.17 ± 1.82

5.27 ± 1.09

2.596

0.043

 

HES

17.89 ± 2.52

5.29 ± 1.17

2.564

0.039

15.54 ± 1.94

4.16 ± 0.84

2.644

0.040

 

CAL

22.87 ± 3.00

6.15 ± 0.98

2.525

0.043

22.22 ± 1.88

7.35 ± 1.08

2.555

0.041

 

LING

21.09 ± 2.29

6.84 ± 0.90

2.554

0.039

20.58 ± 2.33

6.15 ± 0.98

2.852

0.044

Unilateral

 

MFG

28.42 ± 2.42

14.35 ± 1.52

4.143

0.048

    
 

ROL

15.08 ± 1.59

5.79 ± 0.90

3.015

0.041

    
 

MCG

18.48 ± 2.54

4.93 ± 1.07

2.683

0.041

    
 

SOG

25.27 ± 3.43

8.04 ± 1.55

2.691

0.043

    
 

CUN

18.26 ± 3.24

3.13 ± 0.79

2.941

0.041

    
 

ORB

    

24.16 ± 2.35

8.28 ± 1.96

3.838

0.043

  1. The values are presented as the mean ± standard errors, adjusted for gestational weeks and age at scan as covariates.
  2. ROIs regions of interest, CN controls, SH preterm infants with subclinical hypothyroidism, SE standard error, STG superior temporal gyrus, HES heschl’s gyrus, CAL calcarine cortex, LING lingual gyrus, MFG middle frontal gyrus, ROL rolandic operculum, MCG middle cingulate gyrus, SOG superior occipital gyrus, CUN cuneus, ORB orbitofrontal.
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