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Table 3 Descriptive and inferential statistics of primary outcome measures

From: Synergistic efficacy of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation on central intermittent theta burst stimulation for upper limb function in patients with stroke: a double-blinded, randomized controlled trial

Variables

rPMS + central iTBS

sham rPMS + central iTBS

 

Pre-Tx

Post-Tx

p (WSRT)

Pre-Tx

Post-Tx

p (WSRT)

p (ANCOVA)

 

mean ± SD

95% CI

mean ± SD

95% CI

 

mean ± SD

95% CI

mean ± SD

95% CI

  

FMA-UE

28.6 ± 21.2

16.4 ~ 40.9

37.4 ± 20.4

19.9 ~ 44.3

0.019*

33.4 ± 19.7

22.1 ~ 44.8

37.1 ± 19.5

25.9 ~ 48.4

0.025*

0.402

ARAT

19.1 ± 20.9

7.1 ~ 31.2

26.2 ± 23.8

9.7 ~ 36.8

0.062

21.8 ± 23.8

8.1 ~ 35.5

23.6 ± 20.3

11.9 ~ 35.4

0.345

0.174

 GM

4.1 ± 2.9

2.4 ~ 5.8

5.4 ± 3.7

2.8 ~ 6.5

0.102

5.0 ± 3.9

2.7 ~ 7.3

4.9 ± 3.1

3.1 ~ 6.7

0.952

0.082

 Grasp

6.0 ± 7.3

1.8 ~ 10.2

8.9 ± 8.1

3.1 ~ 12.2

0.013*

6.6 ± 7.9

2.1 ~ 11.2

8.0 ± 6.9

4.0 ~ 12.0

0.107

0.358

 Grip

4.3 ± 4.8

1.5 ~ 7.0

5.7 ± 5.6

2.1 ~ 8.5

0.125

4.8 ± 5.6

1.6 ~ 8.0

5.6 ± 4.7

2.9 ~ 8.4

0.201

0.460

 Pinch

4.8 ± 7.1

0.7 ~ 8.9

6.1 ± 7.2

1.3 ~ 10.0

0.276

5.4 ± 7.6

1.0 ~ 9.8

5.1 ± 6.7

1.2 ~ 9.0

0.750

0.088

  1. SD: standard deviation, CI: confidence interval, ANCOVA: Analysis of Covariance, WSRT: Wilcoxon signed‑rank tests; t-distribution was used to compute a 95% CI. Degrees of freedom = 27; FMA-UE: Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity, ARAT: Action Research Arm Test, GM: Gross Movement; *p < 0.05
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Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

ISSN: 1743-0003

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