Table 1 The effects of ornithine or placebo on VAS, OSA-MA, and POMS scores the morning after alcohol consumption (experiment 1)
Placebo | Ornithine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
VAS | Sleepiness | 52.1 ± 5.1 | 38.6 ± 5.6 |
Awareness | 46.5 ± 5.7 | 32.6 ± 3.5* | |
Feeling of fatigue | 44.2 ± 4.8 | 30.1 ± 4.3* | |
Lassitude | 48.2 ± 5.4 | 35.7 ± 5.1* | |
Sleeping contentment | 40.8 ± 6.1 | 35.0 ± 5.6 | |
Deep sleep | 40.0 ± 5.3 | 32.0 ± 5.3 | |
Falling asleep | 34.3 ± 6.5 | 31.4 ± 6.0 | |
OSA-MA | Sleepiness on rising | 41.3 ± 2.0 | 44.0 ± 1.6 |
Initiation and maintenance of sleep | 45.4 ± 3.2 | 48.8 ± 1.9 | |
Frequent dreaming | 48.1 ± 2.5 | 52.9 ± 2.1 | |
Refreshing | 47.0 ± 2.1 | 49.7 ± 1.3 | |
Sleep length | 38.0 ± 2.2 | 44.0 ± 2.3* | |
POMS | Tension-Anxiety | 41.2 ± 2.6 | 38.4 ± 2.2 |
Depression-Dejection | 44.4 ± 2.4 | 43.5 ± 2.1 | |
Anger-Hostility | 41.6 ± 1.0 | 39.5 ± 1.5* | |
Vigor | 39.3 ± 2.4 | 44.9 ± 2.2 | |
Fatigue | 46.3 ± 2.9 | 41.2 ± 1.3 | |
Confusion | 55.0 ± 2.9 | 47.8 ± 1.5* |