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Table 4 Descriptive and inferential statistics of secondary 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

  

FIM-Selfcare

4.2 ± 1.6

3.3 ~ 5.1

5.1 ± 0.9

4.0 ~ 5.8

0.013*

4.7 ± 1.4

3.9 ~ 5.5

5.3 ± 1.3

4.5 ~ 6.0

0.011*

0.217

 SIS

53.2 ± 11.0

46.8 ~ 59.5

66.3 ± 10.8

40.0 ~ 66.2

0.064

58.9 ± 14.7

50.4 ~ 67.4

60.4 ± 13.9

52.4 ~ 68.4

0.490

0.065

 SIS-S1

29.0 ± 13.8

21.1 ~ 38.0

44.2 ± 19.8

31.5 ~ 42.6

0.019*

33.0 ± 14.0

25.0 ~ 41.1

37.1 ± 20.9

25.0 ~ 49.1

0.385

0.323

 SIS-S2

82.7 ± 16.3

73.3 ~ 92.1

88.1 ± 14.1

68.1 ~ 92.2

0.357

85.5 ± 19.0

74.5 ~ 96.4

81.4 ± 16.4

71.9 ~ 90.9

0.260

0.129

 SIS-S3

52.6 ± 12.0

45.7 ~ 59.5

65.9 ± 15.8

50.6 ~ 66.0

0.218

55.0 ± 11.2

48.5 ~ 61.4

55.6 ± 13.6

47.7 ~ 63.4

0.959

0.096

 SIS-S4

83.4 ± 27.8

67.4 ~ 99.5

95.5 ± 10.2

63.5 ~ 99.8

0.246

95.2 ± 7.9

90.6 ~ 99.7

94.6 ± 6.8

90.7 ~ 98.6

0.573

0.358

 SIS-S5

51.3 ± 12.2

44.2 ~ 58.3

63.3 ± 16.4

48.8 ~ 70.2

0.040*

54.6 ± 26.0

39.6 ~ 69.7

57.5 ± 24.5

43.4 ~ 71.7

0.430

0.148

 SIS-S6

50.2 ± 25.6

35.4 ~ 65.0

66.1 ± 21.7

40.4 ~ 69.2

0.346

57.7 ± 30.7

40.0 ~ 75.5

65.3 ± 25.2

50.7 ~ 79.8

0.034*

0.464

 SIS-S7

23.9 ± 27.8

7.9 ~ 40.0

43.7 ± 33.1

14.9 ~ 56.6

0.050

26.4 ± 35.7

5.9 ~ 47.0

29.6 ± 33.9

10.1 ~ 49.2

0.562

0.222

 SIS-S8

37.7 ± 21.2

25.5 ~ 50.0

51.3 ± 20.8

32.0 ~ 50.2

0.421

48.4 ± 19.8

37.0 ~ 59.9

46.7 ± 25.3

32.1 ~ 61.2

0.683

0.252

  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; FIM: Functional Independence Measure, SIS: Stroke Impact Scale, S1: Strength, S2: Memory and Thinking, S3: Emotion, S4: Communication, S5: Activity of Daily Living, S6: Mobility, S7: Hand Function, S8: Participation, *p < 0.05