Table 4 Significant correlations between cortical thickness and neurodevelopmental assessment index in the very preterm group and full-term group.

From: Association between cortical thickness and cognitive ability in very preterm school-age children

Region

Brain lobe

VCI

PRI

WMI

PSI

FSIQ

Preterm

 Right middle frontal

Frontal

ns

ns

70.32

ns

ns

 Left frontal inferior operculum

Frontal

ns

ns

ns

58.02

ns

 Left cuneus gyrus

Occipital

ns

− 47.32

ns

ns

− 43.64

 Right middle occipital

Occipital

ns

− 31.73

ns

ns

ns

 Left inferior occipital

Occipital

ns

ns

34.10

ns

ns

 Left postcentral gyrus

Parietal

ns

− 66.49

ns

ns

ns

 Left supramarginal gyrus

Parietal

− 35.80

ns

ns

ns

ns

 Right Heschl’s gyrus

Temporal

ns

− 33.38

ns

ns

ns

 Left middle temporal

Temporal

− 43.15

ns

ns

ns

ns

Full-term

 Left Rolandic operculum

Frontal

ns

ns

− 33.33

ns

ns

 Left medial orbitofrontal cortex

Frontal

− 36.47

ns

ns

ns

ns

 Right rectus gyrus

Frontal

ns

− 27.93

ns

ns

ns

 Right cuneus gyrus

Occipital

ns

− 29.27

ns

ns

ns

 Left lingual gyrus

Occipital

ns

− 32.04

ns

ns

ns

 Right lingual gyrus

Occipital

ns

− 28.15

ns

ns

ns

 Left superior parietal

Parietal

ns

− 34.98

ns

ns

ns

 Left fusiform gyrus

Temporal

ns

− 36.73

ns

ns

ns

 Left inferior temporal

Temporal

ns

− 51.00

ns

ns

ns

  1. Data are presented as coefficients of the very preterm and full-term group among brain regions. A P value of < 0.05 was considered significant.
  2. VCI verbal comprehension, PRI perceptual reasoning, WMI working memory, PSI processing speed, FSIQ full-scale intelligence quotients, ns not significant.