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Table 1 Demographics and alcohol consumption variables of the expectancy group and control group

From: The impact of expectancy on cognitive performance during alcohol hangover

 

All subjects

AHS > 0 only

Expectancy group

Control group

Total

p-value

Expectancy group

Control group

Total

p-value

N

20

20

40

 

17

18

35

 

Male/female

8/12

13/7

21/19

.12

7/10

12/6

19.16

.14

Age

23.7 (7.9)

24.2 (7.1)

24.0 (7.4)

.83

21.2 (3.0)

23.6 (6.7)

22.4 (5.3)

.18

Age of first drink

16.6 (7.1)

15.4 (1.5)

16.0 (5.1)

.48

15.1 (1.2)

15.4 (1.5)

15.3 (1.4)

.57

Alcoholic drinks on night out

15.1 (11.0)

10.6 (8.6)

12.9 (10.0)

.16

14.9 (12.4)

11.4 (8.6)

12.7 (10.5)

.48

Hours of sleep

6.0 (2.2)

6.4 (1.7)

6.2 (1.9)

.55

6.1 (2.2)

5.9 (2.3)

6.0 (2.2)

.75

Alcohol hangover severity

14.6 (12.7)

10.4 (10.6)

12.5 (11.7)

.26

17.1 (12.1)

11.5 (10.5)

14.2 (11.5)

.15

  1. Alcohol hangover severity was assesses with the Acute Hangover Scale [13]
  2. Significant differences (p < .05) are indicated by *