Research Article

High Frequency and Low Intensity Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Smoking Cessation

Table 1

Clinical and epidemiological data of reported subjects.

Subject 1Subject 2Subject 3Subject 4Subject 5Subject 6Subject 7Subject 8Subject 9Subject 10Mean (SD)

GenderMMFMFFFFMM
Age (years)57.0064.0065.0039.0059.0055.0050.0061.0046.0072.0056.80 (9.75)
Years smoked27.0046.0048.0021.0039.0037.0020.0043.0031.0057.0036.90 (12.12)
Cigarettes/day30.0010.0015.0020.008.0020.0040.0010.0020.0018.0019.10 (9.80)
Packets/year40.5023.0036.0021.0015.6037.0040.0021.5031.0051.3031.69 (11.21)
Attempts to quit smoking1.0003.002.003.002.001.002.001.005.002.00 (1.41)
BMI30.0123.1836.0726.8925.7823.1323.0825.0229.1325.1426.74 (4.07)
FTND score9.002.007.003.001.007.009.003.007.008.005.60 (3.03)
TAPD score59.0032.0053.0039.0039.0048.0059.0052.0063.0058.0050.20 (10.42)
AUDIT score4.0002.001.001.001.002.0005.0001.60 (1.71)
BDIBaseline20.001.0015.004.0010.0027.0019.0012.0017.004.0012.9 (8.28)
Post-HFLI TMS22.0009.0007.0018.0032.002.001.007.009.80 (10.83)
BAIBaseline9.00015.0001.0023.0021.0018.002.0025.0011.40 (10.17)
Post-HFLI TMS8.001.007.0006.0016.0027.00002.006.70 (8.76)
SF36%Baseline64.7588.5290.1698.3695.0882.7990.1692.6293.4468.0386.39 (11.35)
Post-HFLI TMS84.4386.0798.3693.4490.1698.3695.0887.7091.8088.5291.39 (4.89)
CO ppmBaseline3052234950192102220.3 (14.81)
Post-HFLI TMS00010080311.3 (2.54)

BMI, body mass index; FTDN, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; TAPDS, Test to Assess the Psychological Dependence on Smoking; AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; BDI, Beck Depression Index; BAI, Beck Anxiety Index; SF36%, percentage of Short Form Health Survey; CO ppm, parts per million of carbon monoxide; HFLI TMS, High Frequency and Low Intensity Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.