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Table 1 General characteristics and medication details of FMS Sham-rTMS and Real-rTMS group

From: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the prefrontal cortex for fibromyalgia syndrome: a randomised controlled trial with 6-months follow up

Parameters

FMS Sham-rTMS

(n = 41)

FMS Real-rTMS

(n = 45)

*p

Age (year)

39.05 ± 7.12

41.54 ± 8.58

0.14

Height (cm)

158.13 ± 6.34

157.17 ± 4.70

0.30

Weight (kg)

61.80 ± 7.54

62.73 ± 8.01

0.92

Pain duration (Yrs)

7.63 ± 4.65

8.0 ± 5.11

0.73

Medication used

 Analgesics %

7

9

–

 Opiates %

4

5

–

 Antidepressants %

3

4

–

 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) %

24

22

–

 Anxiolytic %

8

9

–

 Sedatives %

4

4

–

 Gastrointestinal %

12

21

–

 Thyroid %

3

0

–

 Multivitamins %

34

26

–

  1. Data is expressed as Mean ± SD