Region of interest | Without NEC (n = 66) | With NEC (n = 20) | p value | Adjusted p value* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cortical gray matter, cm3 | 147.61 ± 41.97 | 140.80 ± 34.83 | 0.545 | 0.116 |
Cerebral white matter, cm3 | 124.58 ± 67.00 | 102.72 ± 11.62 | 0.022 | 0.512 |
Deep gray matter, cm3 | 23.59 ± 5.21 | 21.30 ± 3.25 | 0.034 | 0.078 |
Hippocampus, cm3 | 2.65 ± 1.22 | 2.23 ± 0.72 | 0.180 | 0.146 |
Amygdala, cm3 | 1.34 ± 0.69 | 1.07 ± 1.03 | 0.214 | 0.533 |
Cerebellum, cm3 | 20.77 ± 9.80 | 18.84 ± 5.19 | 0.439 | 0.448 |
Brain stem, cm3 | 5.76 ± 1.63 | 5.05 ± 1.22 | 0.104 | 0.182 |
Cerebrospinal fluid, cm3 | 78.53 ± 32.50 | 61.99 ± 15.68 | 0.047 | 0.144 |
Total intracranial volume, cm3 | 404.83 ± 109.82 | 354.00 ± 40.54 | 0.027 | 0.102‡ |