Effects of intermittent theta burst stimulation on cognitive and swallowing function in patients with MCI and dysphagia risk: a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Comparison of demographic information of participants between groups

	Real	Sham	Statistical value	p
Age	69.63 ± 6.38	69.86 ± 6.80	t = −0.114	0.909
Education(years)	12.95 ± 3.01	11.59 ± 3.98	t = 1.251	0.218
Gender (M: F)	5:9	4:9	χ² = 1.0	0.555
BMI	23.69 ± 2.08	23.14 ± 2.65	t = 0.45	0.331

BMI body mass index; Data were expressed as \(\overline{x }\)±SD when they met normal distribution

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