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We performed a three-level analysis comprising (1) connection-level statistical analysis, (2) graph theory measures at the node and whole-brain levels, and (3) classification using support vector machines (SVM) and graph neural networks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We did not find any statistical difference at any level after correction for multiple comparisons. Also, the classifiers performed poorly with AUC values close to chance levels. 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