Does rTMS Alter Neurocognitive Functioning in Patients with Panic Disorder/Agoraphobia? An fNIRS-Based Investigation of Prefrontal Activation during a Cognitive Task and Its Modulation via Sham-Controlled rTMS

Table 1

Sociodemographic sample characteristics.

	Age; mean (range)	Gender	Handedness	First language	Years of education; mean (SD)	Duration of illness in months; mean (range)
Group
Controls	33.4 (19–64)	14 females; 9 males	20 right; 3 left	22 German; 1 bilingual	12.5 (1.1)	—
Sham	36.3 (22–56)	14 females; 8 males	21 right; 1 left	19 German; 2 bilingual; 1 other	12.4 (2.0)	84 (1–336)
Verum	37.6 (19–63)	13 females; 9 males	20 right; 2 left	19 German; 1 bilingual; 2 other	12.1 (1.7)	92 (1–372)
Comparisons
Controls versus Sham	𝑡43=−0.921; 𝑃=0.362	𝜒^21=0.037; 𝑃=0.848	𝜒^21=1.003; 𝑃=0.317	𝜒^22=1.531; 𝑃=0.465	𝑡33=−0.234; 𝑃=0.816	—
Controls versus Verum	𝑡43=−1.148; 𝑃=0.257	𝜒^21=0.015; 𝑃=0.903	𝜒^21=0.178; 𝑃=0.673	𝜒^22=2.198; 𝑃=0.333	𝑡37=−0.913; 𝑃=0.367	—
Sham versus Verum	𝑡42=−0.399; 𝑃=0.692	𝜒^21=0.096; 𝑃=0.757	𝜒^21=0.358; 𝑃=0.550	𝜒^22=0.667; 𝑃=0.717	𝑡42=0.490; 𝑃=0.626	𝑡42=−0.290; 𝑃=0.773

SD: standard deviation.