TABLE 1.

Baseline characteristics of AD patients.

Characteristics	rTMS group (n = 35)	Sham group (n = 34)	p-value
Age (years)	71.41 ± 8.85	73.41 ± 7.73	0.325
Female (%)	25 (71.43%)	23 (67.65%)	0.733
Education (years)	7.70 ± 5.26	7.50 ± 5.19	0.878
Medication (%)	20 (57.14%)	18 (52.94%)	0.726
MMSE	15.71 ± 5.60	15.62 ± 6.49	0.947
PVLT
Immediate recall	13.94 ± 7.68	12.24 ± 8.65	0.389
Short delay recall	2.83 ± 3.21	2.56 ± 3.39	0.735
Long delay recall	1.97 ± 3.00	0.97 ± 1.99	0.107
Distractor recall	2.03 ± 1.54	1.53 ± 1.38	0.161
Intrusions	10.29 ± 11.02	8.21 ± 9.92	0.413
CDR	6.10 ± 3.03	6.63 ± 3.36	0.497

Means ± standard deviation. MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; PVLT, 12-Word Philadelphia Verbal Learning Test; CDR, Clinical Dementia Rating.