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Table 4 Changes of VAS scores of sleep at waking after treatment

From: Oral administration of 6-methylsulfinylhexyl isothiocyanate extracted from wasabi is safe and improves the fatigue and sleep of healthy volunteers

Item

VAS score

0 w

1 w

2 w

3 w

4 w

Mental fatigue

48.9 ± 19.3

49.3 ± 20.5

46.1 ± 18.8

37.5 ± 20.2*

37.1 ± 20.6*

Physical fatigue

53.6 ± 19.2

47.8 ± 24.1

46.3 ± 16.5

41.6 ± 19.9*

39.9 ± 18.9**

Recovery of fatigue

57.5 ± 22.8

48.6 ± 25.7

49.8 ± 21.8

44.4 ± 22.6

42.4 ± 18.2*

Refresh

51.9 ± 22.9

49.1 ± 19.0

47.5 ± 22.0

39.0 ± 27.0*

39.7 ± 22.5*

Ability to concentrate

52.3 ± 20.5

49.6 ± 18.7

46.9 ± 19.0

38.9 ± 17.8**

39.8 ± 19.8*

Stress

59.2 ± 16.1

53.4 ± 22.4

48.3 ± 22.3

44.2 ± 19.6**

40.7 ± 20.0***

Lightness of the body

56.8 ± 17.9

48.8 ± 20.1

50.9 ± 19.5

42.6 ± 22.1*

41.7 ± 20.9**

Ease of falling asleep

42.1 ± 24.5

38.2 ± 20.8

41.8 ± 23.7

33.1 ± 19.1

35.1 ± 16.6

Quality of sleep

53.0 ± 23.7

40.6 ± 19.2*

37.2 ± 23.3**

34.4 ± 20.5**

36.2 ± 17.5**

Sleepiness of rising

55.4 ± 22.3

44.0 ± 20.8

41.1 ± 19.9*

35.1 ± 20.3***

35.7 ± 22.8**

  1. Mean ± standard deviation, n = 20.
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 vs. 0 weeks.