TABLE 1.
Characteristics of participants in the primary and second cohorts.
| Primary cohort | Second cohort | ||||
| Real (n = 16) | Sham (n = 17) | Statistics/Pa | Real (n = 16) | Statistics/Pb | |
| Age (years) | 21.6 ± 0.48 | 20.9 ± 0.71 | 0.78/0.44c | 20.4 ± 0.51 | 1.68/0.10c |
| Gender (male/female) | 6/10 | 11/6 | 0.17d | 11/5 | 0.16d |
| Education (years) | 15.4 ± 0.52 | 14.5 ± 0.50 | 1.25/0.22c | 14.7 ± 0.44 | 1.09/0.28c |
| RMT (%) | 58.4 ± 1.58 | 59.4 ± 1.26 | 0.49/0.63 | 58.4 ± 1.94 | 0.0/>0.99c |
| Interval e | 192.9 ± 5.42 | 194.9 ± 7.16 | 0.22/0.83c | 193.2 ± 2.72 | 0.052/0.96c |
| Follow-up (days) | 140.1 ± 4.61 | 138.8 ± 4.33 | 0.20/0.85c | 133.4 ± 2.87 | 1.23/0.23c |
Data are represented as mean ± SEM. aThe analysis was performed between the two groups of the primary cohort. bThe analysis was performed between the real groups of the primary and secondary cohorts. cTwo-sample t test. dFisher’s exact test. eInterval depicts the period from the end of cTBS to the beginning of functional MRI scanning at the first experiment day.