Table 3.
The scores of cold and hot executive functions before and after the three treatments
| Factor | Group | n | BT | AT | t-value | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Arithmetic | rTMS | 20 | 11.45±4.50 | 12.18±4.83 | 2.67 | 0.024 |
| ATX | 19 | 12.22±6.52 | 13.11±6.23 | 8.00 | 0.000 | |
| rTMS+ ATX | 21 | 10.50±5.07 | 11.75±4.71 | 6.97 | 0.000 | |
| Forward number | rTMS | 20 | 5.64±2.06 | 6.27±1.90 | 4.18 | 0.002 |
| ATX | 19 | 6.11±2.09 | 6.67±2.06 | 3.16 | 0.013 | |
| rTMS+ ATX | 21 | 5.17±2.04 | 6.32±1.68 | 4.18 | 0.002 | |
| Backward number | rTMS | 20 | 3.91±1.04 | 4.36±1.03 | 2.89 | 0.016 |
| ATX | 19 | 3.89±0.93 | 4.56±0.73 | 4.00 | 0.004 | |
| rTMS+ ATX | 21 | 3.75±0.87 | 4.33±0.99 | 3.92 | 0.002 | |
| Coding | rTMS | 20 | 39.45±15.84 | 42.36±16.39 | 4.77 | 0.001 |
| ATX | 19 | 45.67±19.58 | 49.11±19.42 | 7.26 | 0.000 | |
| rTMS+ ATX | 21 | 37.42±15.56 | 41.58±16.27 | 11.39 | 0.000 | |
| CPT | rTMS | 20 | 0.87±0.34 | 1.65±0.39 | 8.94 | 0.001 |
| ATX | 19 | 1.07±0.51 | 1.79±0.28 | 4.61 | 0.002 | |
| rTMS+ ATX | 21 | 0.88±0.60 | 1.96±0.49 | 12.97 | 0.000 | |
| IGT | rTMS | 20 | −7.64±8.04 | 4.45±8.26 | 4.93 | 0.001 |
| ATX | 19 | −10.44±7.29 | 7.44±2.96 | 5.79 | 0.000 | |
| rTMS+ ATX | 21 | −11.17±6.06 | 10.58±7.89 | 9.02 | 0.000 | |
Notes: Data are presented as mean ± SD. Paired t-test was used.
Abbreviations: AT, after treatment; ATX, atomoxetine; BT, before treatment; CPT, continuous performance test; IGT, Iowa Gambling Tasks; rTMS, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.