Table 2.
Performance in N-back and Wisconsin card sorting task of participants at baseline
| Variable | Sham | 20 Hz | iTBS | F/χ2 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 20 | N = 20 | N = 20 | df = 2,59 | ||
| ACC-back 0 (%) | 98.88 (1.63)* | 98.88 (1.58)* | 98.88 (1.68)* | 0.03* | 0.985 |
| ACC-back 1 (%) | 87.30 (8.44) | 89.41 (7.47) | 87.70 (9.07)* | 0.56* | 0.754 |
| ACC-back 2 (%) | 64.03 (17.97) | 60.83 (18.49) | 60.35 (17.98) | 0.24 | 0.785 |
| ACC-back 3 (%) | 54.26 (24.23) | 53.16 (21.78) | 43.60 (20.22) | 1.40 | 0.254 |
| RT-back 0 (ms) | 481.67 (65.26) | 474.43 (51.76) | 474.73 (52.38) | 0.10 | 0.901 |
| RT-back 1 (ms) | 413.86 (133.64) | 398.77 (131.1) | 397.77 (112.21) | 0.10 | 0.903 |
| RT-back 2 (ms) | 460.11 (187.06) | 472.75 (185.08) | 450.45 (162.66) | 0.08 | 0.925 |
| RT-back 3 (ms) | 465.97 (150.40) | 460.38 (180.65) | 478.88 (179.08) | 0.06 | 0.940 |
| Total Correct | 127.00 (17.00)* | 128.00 (17.00)* | 122.00 (21.50)* | 1.75* | 0.417 |
| Total Correct | 94.00 (9.75)* | 94.00 (9.75)* | 97.00 (9.75)* | 0.07* | 0.968 |
| Total Errors | 23.00 (22.00)* | 24.00 (22.00)* | 19.00 (19.50)* | 1.68* | 0.431 |
| Perseverative errors percentage | 10.63 (3.15)* | 10.94 (2.95)* | 9.02 (2.95)* | 0.99* | 0.611 |
Values in parentheses indicate SD; *, performed as median and interquartile range and Kruskal–Wallis test; △, χ2 test. ACC: Accuracy; RT: Reaction time.