Table 2 Group (SMA vs DLPFC rTMS) charactristics
Variable | Category | n | rTMS protocol | p-value | 95%CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SMA rTMS | DLPFC rTMS | lower | upper | ||||||
SMA | DLPFC | SMA | DLPFC | ||||||
Sample size (n) | 65 | 38 | 27 | ||||||
Comorbidity (n) | 34 | 20 | 14 | 0.09 | |||||
On medication (n) | 51 | 21 | 30 | 0.77 | |||||
rTMS reponse | Yes | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0.12 | ||||
No | 35 | 17 | 18 | ||||||
Age | Mean (SD) | 32.25 (10.23) | 31.58 (10.64) | 33.19 (9.75) | 0.54 | 27.03 | 39.49 | 33.00 | 44.38 |
Gender | Male | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0.80 | ||||
Female | 35 | 21 | 14 | ||||||
Education | Diploma or lower | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0.89 | ||||
Associate degree | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
Bachelor degree | 22 | 13 | 9 | ||||||
Masters degree | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Not reported | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
Marital status | Single | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0.94 | ||||
Married | 33 | 20 | 13 | ||||||
Divorced or separated | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
BL Y-BOCS | Mean (SD) | 22.75 (6.66) | 23.52 (7.37) | 21.66 (5.44) | 0.27 | 18.74 | 26.52 | 17.07 | 23.88 |
BL BAI | Mean (SD) | 25.90 (11.01) | 24.71 (10.15) | 27.59 (12.10) | 0.32 | 20.19 | 30.74 | 20.47 | 33.83 |
BL BDI-II | Mean (SD) | 22.64 (8.95) | 21.84 (9.86) | 23.77 (7.54) | 0.39 | 18.36 | 27.07 | 21.70 | 29.98 |