Table 1 Comparison of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics
Variable | Active group ( N = 20) (mean ± SD) / N (%) | Sham group ( N = 20) (mean ± SD) / N (%) | t / χ 2 | df | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 31.35 ± 7.13 | 29.30 ± 8.71 | 0.815 | 38 | 0.420 | |
Education | Illiterate | 4(20) | 0(0) | 4.224 | 2 | 0.167 |
≤10th class | 7(35) | 8(40) | ||||
>10th class | 9(45) | 12(60) | ||||
Occupation | Unemployed | 5(25) | 8(40) | 1.026 | 1 | 0.311 |
Working | 15(75) | 12(60) | ||||
Marital status | Single | 8(40) | 10(50) | 0.404 | 1 | 0.525 |
Married | 12(60) | 10(50) | ||||
Habitat | Rural | 13(65) | 18(90) | 3.584 | 1 | 0.127 |
Urban | 7(35) | 2(10) | ||||
Family type | Nuclear | 2(10) | 4(20) | 0.784 | 1 | 0.661 |
Joint/extended | 18(90) | 16(80) | ||||
Income (per month) | <3,000 | 8(40) | 7(35) | 0.477 | 2 | 0.788 |
3,000–6,000 | 5(25) | 7(35) | ||||
>6,000 | 7(35) | 6(30) | ||||
Diagnosis | F20.0 | 18(90) | 14(70) | 2.50 | 1 | 0.235 |
Others | 2(10) | 6(30) | ||||
Treatment (chlorpromazine equivalent/day) | 499.77 ± 231.52 | 404.06 ± 181.39 | 1.455 | 38 | 0.154 | |
Motor threshold | Priming | 37.20 ± 7.78 | 38.25 ± 8.01 | −0.421 | 38 | 0.676 |
Stimulation (1-Hz stimulation) | 41.50 ± 8.60 | 42.50 ± 10.21 | −0.361 | 38 | 0.720 | |