Table 4

Influence of traumatization on cortical volumes

Parameter statistics
Age Hemisphere ICV Group vivo Checklist ICV × vivo Checklist
Brain regiont31p valuet36p valuet31p valuet31p valuet31p valuet31p value
Bilateral isthmus of the cingulate*−2.180.0371.120.274.92< 0.0010.640.532.380.024−2.350.026
Bilateral lateral orbitofrontal cortex−1.810.089.91< 0.0014.66< 0.001−0.780.442.670.012−2.680.012
  • ICV = intracranial volume; vivo Checklist = shortened version of the vivo Checklist of war, detention and torture events.31

  • * Model equation: Isthmus of the cingulate = −2988 − 13.69 × age + 83.95 × hemisphere + 0.003 × ICV + 87.29 × group + 272.12 × vivo Checklist − 0.0001 × ICV × vivo Checklist.

  • Model equation: Lateral orbitofrontal cortex = −4677 − 26.71 × age + 1162.27 × hemisphere + 0.007 × ICV −248.09 × group + 716.75 × vivo Checklist − 0.0001 × ICV × vivo Checklist.