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[Retracted] Cortical Plasticity Mechanism and Efficacy Prediction of Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Depression with Continuous Short Bursts of Rapid Pulse Stimulation (cTBS)

Table 4

General demographic information of patients in the three groups ().

OptionsThe high-frequency group ( cases)The low-frequency group ( cases)Drug group ( cases) value
value
value

Gender, (%)0.1340.935
 Male23 (71.9%)20 (69.0%)21 (67.7%)
 Female9 (28.1%)9 (31.0%)10 (32.3%)
Age
, years old
0.3040.966
Level of education, (%)0.8520.931
 Primary school15 (46.9%)16 (55.2%)15 (48.4%)
 Middle school9 (28.1%)8 (27.6%)10(32.3%)
 College8 (25.0%)5 (17.2%)6 (19.4%)
Marital status, (%)0.5810.977
 Married24 (75.0%)22 (75.9%)23 (74.2%)
 Unmarried2 (6.2%)3 (10.3%)3 (9.7%)
 Others6 (18.8%)4 (13.8%)5 (16.1%)
Course of the disease
, years
3.160.407
Long-term residence (%)0.0770.966
 City17 (53.1%)16 (55.2%)16 (51.6%)
 Countryside15 (46.9%)13 (44.8%)15 (46.7%)

Note: the gender, age, educational level, marital status, course of disease, and long-term residence of patients in the three groups were compared in pairs, and there was no statistically significant difference in the above indicators among the three groups ().