Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Address Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Study

Table 5

Demographic data.

Features	Active rTMS; (n = 15)	Sham; (n = 19)	p-value
Age, years (mean ± SD)	65.1 ± 3.5	65.2 ± 4.1	0.954^1
Gender, n (%)			0.724^2
Male	6 (40.0)	6 (31.6)
Female	9 (60.0)	13 (68.4)
Education level, years; (mean ± SD)	15.1 ± 4.4	12.4 ± 4.7	0.094^1
Marital status, n (%)			0.909^2
Married	8 (53.3)	8 (42.1)
Single	2 (13.3)	4 (21.1)
Widow	3 (20.0)	4 (21.1)
Divorced	2 (13.3)	3 (15.8)
Residence			0.053^2
Living alone, n (%)	1 (67)	7 (36.8)
Living with family, n (%)	14 (93.3)	12 (63.2)
Professional activities, n (%)			0.288^2
Not retired	7 (46.7)	5 (26.3)
Retired	8 (53.3)	14 (73.7)
Physical activity, n (%); (≥twice a week, ≥1 year)	9 (60.0)	12 (63.2)	>0.999^2
Comorbidities, n (%)
Hypertension	9 (60.0)	5 (26.3)	0.080^2
Diabetes mellitus	2 (10.5)	2 (13.3)	>0.999^2
Dyslipidemia	9 (60.0)	9 (47.4)	0.510^2
Thyroid disease	7 (46.7)	4 (21.1)	0.151^2
Osteoporosis	3 (20.0)	5 (26.3)	>0.999^2
Tobacco consumption	1 (6.7)	1 (5.3)	>0.999^2
Neoplasia	1 (6.7)	2 (1.5)	>0.999^2

SD: standard deviation; ¹Student’s t-test; ²Fisher’s test.