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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain. 2016 May 31;17(8):911–918. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.05.003

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study participantsa

Variable Active rTMS group (n = 27) Sham rTMS group (n = 27)
Age (years) 33.1 ± 6.6 34.7 ± 9.9
Gender (Female/Male) 2/25 2/25
Years since amputation 7.4 ± 5.6 8.2 ± 6.3
Zung depression scaleb 26.7 ± 5.7 25.6 ± 6.8
Zung anxiety scalec 27.8 ± 7.7 26.9 ± 9.3
VAS baselined 4.9 ± 1.9 4.8 ± 1.9
BMI (kg/m2) 25.6 ± 4.4 25.2 ± 3.5

Abbreviations: rTMS = repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; VAS = Visual Analogue Scale; BMI = Body Mass Index.

a

Data are expressed as mean ± SD.

b

Depression scores range from 20 to 80, with higher scores indicating more severe anxiety symptoms.

c

Anxiety scores range from 20 to 80, with higher scores indicating more severe anxiety symptoms.

d

Scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms.