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. 2020 Aug 13;2020:8896423. doi: 10.1155/2020/8896423

Table 1.

Subject characteristics and threshold before stimulation for age groups (children/adolescents, adults) and response to sham groups (responder to sham, nonresponder to sham). Data are presented in means ± SD.

Age groups n Sex Age ± SD SI1mV (%) ± SD RMT (%) ± SD AMT (%) ± SD Baseline MEP (mV) ± SD
Children/adolescents 15 8M/7F 13.3 ± 2.1
Sham 61.7 ± 10.5 52.8 ± 4.9 44.8 ± 8.7 0.98 ± 0.18
tRNS 64.1 ± 10.6 54.7 ± 6.5 46.2 ± 8.4 0.94 ± 0.19
140 Hz tACS 62.9 ± 10.6 52.8 ± 6.6 45.1 ± 8.2 0.93 ± 0.16
20 Hz tACS 63.2 ± 10.8 54.5 ± 6.1 46.6 ± 8.9 0.99 ± 0.18
Adults 28 19M/9F 24.4 ± 2.5
Sham 56.2 ± 10.1 48.5 ± 8.2 40.8 ± 8.1 0.96 ± 0.08
tRNS 56.7 ± 10.8 48.8 ± 9.1 40.9 ± 8.7 0.96 ± 0.09
140 Hz tACS 55.5 ± 10.3 47.4 ± 8.6 39.1 ± 8.1 0.98 ± 0.09
20 Hz tACS 55.5 ± 10.8 47.9 ± 8.9 40.2 ± 7.6 0.98 ± 0.09
Response to sham groups n Sex Age ± SD (adults/children) SI1mV (%) ± SD RMT (%) ± SD AMT (%) ± SD Baseline MEP (mV) ± SD
Responder to sham 21 13M/8F 20.9 ± 4.7 (16/5)
Sham 58.8 ± 8.5 50.4 ± 6.8 43.1 ± 7.4 0.97 ± 0.11
tRNS 58.3 ± 10.5 49.3 ± 8.1 42.8 ± 8.5 0.94 ± 0.14
140 Hz tACS 57.3 ± 8.7 48.1 ± 6.3 41.1 ± 6.7 0.98 ± 0.09
20 Hz tACS 57.9 ± 7.9 49.1 ± 6.5 42.3 ± 6.6 0.94 ± 0.11
Nonresponder to sham 22 14M/8F 20.1 ± 6.9 (12/10)
Sham 57.5 ± 12.2 48.4 ± 8.7 41.3 ± 9.4 0.96 ± 0.14
tRNS 60.2 ± 12.1 51.3 ± 9.7 42.7 ± 9.5 0.97 ± 0.11
140 Hz tACS 58.9 ± 12.8 49.3 ± 10.6 41.3 ± 10.2 0.96 ± 0.15
20 Hz tACS 58.4 ± 14.1 49.8 ± 10.9 42.5 ± 10.3 1.03 ± 0.14

SD: standard deviation; F: female; M: male; SI: stimulus intensity; RMT: resting motor threshold; AMT: active motor threshold; MEP: motor evoked potential.