Table 1.
Demographic information for the four experimental groups.
tDCS + WM (n=32) |
tDCS + control (n=30) |
sham + WM (n=33) |
sham + control (n=28) |
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Age (years) | 69.31 | 2.73 | 69.87 | 2.91 | 69.64 | 2.97 | 69.82 | 2.62 |
Sex (f/m) | 16/16 | 17/13 | 22/11 | 16/12 | ||||
Education (years) | 15.05 | 3.19 | 14.29 | 2.29 | 14.68 | 2.86 | 15.84 | 4.09 |
Physical activity (score)1 | 2.13 | 0.71 | 2.21 | 0.78 | 2.30 | 0.64 | 2.29 | 0.66 |
Reasoning ability (score)2 | 7.06 | 2.72 | 6.97 | 3.02 | 6.88 | 2.36 | 6.93 | 2.26 |
Drop-out (n subjects)3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
1<150 min/week, 2>150 min/week, 3>200 min/week.
Ravens Progressive Matrices score (max = 18).
Number of drop-outs after entry into the study, reported in addition to final sample size (n)