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Table 6 Comparison of results between the main (RRBI’s from the ADI-R C domain) and additional analyses: SRS-2 Autism Mannerisms (AM); ADI-R C + ADI-R reciprocal social interaction (A); and SRS-2 AM + SRS – social cognition (SC)). Significant B-estimates and q values are displayed in bold (q < 0.05) and estimates with a value of q < 0.1 are displayed as regular text. Results are FDR-corrected

From: Sex differences in brain structure: a twin study on restricted and repetitive behaviors in twin pairs with and without autism

Group (n)

Regions associated with RRBI’s on the ADI-R C domain & SRS-2 AM, and when correcting for social cognition symptoms

Males

ADI-R C (88)

Nothing

Males

ADIR-C + A

Bilateral cerebellum C.

Decreased volume

(Right: B = − 1092.29, q = 0.014; Left: B =  1198.49, q = 0.070)

R. Inferior frontal G.

Increased volume

(B = 81.99, q = 0.093)

     

Males

SRS-2 AM

R. Pallidum

Increased volume

(B = 5.99, q = 0.005)

R. Postcentral S.

Reduced volume

(B =  48.93, q = 0.059)

Reduced area

(B =  21.74, q = 0.060)

     

Males

SRS-2 AM + SC

R. Precentral G.

Reduced area

(B =  27.92, q = 0.002)

R. Central G.

Reduced area

(B =  32.08, q = 0.032)

     

Females

ADI-R C (62)

R. Intraparietal S.

Increased thickness

(B = 0.037, q = 0.012)

Reduced area

(B =  120.61, q = 0.072)

R. Orbital G.

Increased thickness

(B = 0.05, q = 0.056)

R. Inferior Frontal Orbital G.

Increased thickness

(B = 0.07, q = 0.065)

L. Superior Frontal G.

Reduced area

(B =  130.44, q = 0.072)

R. Middle Frontal G.

Increased area

(B = 95.29, q = 0.072)

  

Females

ADIR-C + A

R. Intraparietal S.

Increased thickness

(B = 0.041, q = 0.008)

Reduced area

(B =  115.97, q = 0.075)

R. Orbital G.

Increased volume

(B = 161.09, q = 0.007)

R. Inferior Frontal Orbital G.

Increased thickness

(B = 0.075, q = 0.055)

R. Postcentral G.

Increased volume

(B = 154.48, q = 0.003)

R. Postcentral S.

Increased thickness (B = 0.026, q = 0.031)

  

Females

SRS-2 AM (62)

L. Intraparietal S.

Increased thickness

(B = 0.006, q = 0.049)

R. Orbital G.

Increased thickness

(B = 0.013, q = 0.008)

L. Lateral Orbital S.

Increased thickness

(B = 0.017, q = 0.007)

R. Supramarginal G.

Increased area

(B = 18.69, q = 0.007)

   

Females

SRS-2 AM + SC

L. Angular G.

Increased thickness

(B = 0.023, q = 0.018)

Bi. Angular G.

Reduced area

(Left: B =  33.04, q = 0.054; right: B =  31.05, q = 0.051)

L. Lateral orbital S.

Reduced area

(B = − 8.13, q = 0.003)

Bi. Middle frontal S.

Reduced thickness

(Left: B =  0.009, q = 0.071; right: B =  0.011, q = 0.067)

R. Supramarginal G.

Increased area

(B = 33.04, q = 0.063)

R. Superior parietal G.

Increased area

(B = 26.44, q = 0.066)

R. Superior frontal G.

Reduced thickness

(B =  0.009, q = 0.055)

R. Postcentral G.

Reduced thickness

(B =  0.017, q = 0.056)

  1. L left, R right, Bi bilateral, G gyrus, S sulcus, C cortex