Table 2 Post-adolescent changes in grey matter volumes

Region

girls n = 11 mean ± sd

women n = 7 mean ± sd

girls > women; Mann Whitney Test (p; U)

Frontal LH

105819.27 ± 10092.60

99142.43 ± 7696.90

p = 0.269; U = 22

Parietal LH

67123.09 ± 6141.20

62094.43 ± 6760.26

p = 0.160; U = 23

Temporal LH

61064.27 ± 6307.38

61638.29 ± 5222.18

p = 0.964; U = 38

Occipital LH

29002.45 ± 3693.50

26791.14 ± 2067.52

p = 0. 258; U = 26

Frontal RH

108348.45 ± 10213.77

100872.86 ± 8993.21

p = 0.160; U = 23

Parietal RH

71064.82 ± 6580.42

63246.29 ± 7122.82

p = 0.026; U = 14

Temporal RH

60059.45 ± 6182.36

58535.71 ± 4608.38

p = 0.751; U = 35

Occipital RH

29268.64 ± 3007.64

28653.86 ± 2540.77

p = 0.892; U = 37

LH

290398.00 ± 25273.48

276099.14 ± 23583.36

p = 0.258; U = 26

RH

294415.55 ± 25088.25

278559.57 ± 25931.16

p = 0.298; U = 27

WB

561198.84 ± 48384.66

530169.47 ± 47531.26

p = 0.390; U = 29

Region

boys n = 6 mean ± sd

men n = 7 mean ± sd

boys > men; Mann Whitney Test (p; U)

Frontal LH

114560.50 ± 10047.40

95270.86 ± 7701.94

p = 0.010; U = 3

Parietal LH

76580.17 ± 8261.57

64411.71 ± 8507.64

p = 0.032; U = 6

Temporal LH

69790.67 ± 7485.49

58297.86 ± 7431.34

p = 0.022; U = 5

Occipital LH

32486.00 ± 4057.36

27016.14 ± 2778.61

p = 0.022; U = 5

Frontal RH

116681.00 ± 11154.30

97360.43 ± 7697.68

p = 0.010; U = 3

Parietal RH

78820.83 ± 8150.86

65528.71 ± 8132.11

p = 0.022; U = 5

Temporal RH

67066.50 ± 8730.89

57119.14 ± 5243.98

p = 0.032; U = 6

Occipital RH

33500.00 ± 3907.30

29446.14 ± 4103.80

p = 0.116; U = 10

LH

324345.17 ± 28824.10

272938.71 ± 27086.43

p = 0.010; U = 3

RH

326150.00 ± 30526.81

275716.86 ± 25912.25

p = 0.015; U = 4

WB

625595.87 ± 57501.99

523328.30 ± 52695.32

p = 0.070; U = 2