Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics by randomization arm: the demographic and clinical characteristics of the subjects divided by whether they received 2 weeks of sham transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) or combination fast left and slow right TMS starting with either Fast Left treatments or Slow Right treatments. Significant differences were noted in the number of medication trials subjects received prior to TMS
| Variable | Sham (n = 12) | Fast Left (n = 25) | Slow Right (n = 25) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Median (P25, P75)a |
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| Age (years) | 54.0 (47.0, 64.0) | 49.0 (41.0, 55.0) | 49.0 (39.0, 54.0) | 0.24 |
| Education (years) | 14.0 (12.0, 16.0) | 16.0 (14.0, 17.0) | 16.0 (14.0, 18.0) | 0.21 |
| # previous medication trials | 6.5 (5.0, 11.0) | 7.0 (5.0, 9.0) | 10.0 (8.0, 13.0) | 0.003 |
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% (n) |
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| % male | 58.3 (7) | 28.0 (7) | 64.0 (16) | 0.03 |
| % bipolar | 25.0 (3) | 20.0 (5) | 0.0 (0) | 0.03 |
| % right hand dominant | 66.7 (8) | 96.0 (24) | 76.0 (19) | 0.05 |
| % previous ECT | 50.0 (6) | 28.0 (7) | 54.2 (13) | 0.15 |
| % attempted suicide | 16.7 (2) | 12.0 (3) | 12.5 (3) | 1.00 |
a
Entries are the median, the 25th, and 75th percentiles (P25, P75) for continuous variables; % (frequency) for categorical variables.