Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on electroencephalogram and memory function in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Table 1 Comparison of general characteristics

	Control group (n = 82)	Research group (n = 98)	t/χ² value	P value
Gender (male/female)	46/36	49/49	0.666	0.414
Age (years)	63.57 ± 3.59	64.17 ± 4.33	1.001	0.318
Body mass index (kg/m2)	23.03 ± 1.21	23.33 ± 1.31	1.583	0.115
Disease duration (years)	2.38 ± 1.01	2.32 ± 0.96	0.408	0.684
Duration of education (years)	9.93 ± 1.49	9.81 ± 1.77	0.486	0.627
Marital status			0.030	0.862
Married	50	61
Unmarried/divorced	32	37
Hypertension	31	40	0.170	0.681
Diabetes	28	35	0.0482	0.826
Hyperlipidemia	35	37	0.452	0.502

Measurement data were conducted using the t-test; counting data were conducted using χ² test.