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Table 2 Breath alcohol content, one-leg standing time, and drunkenness feeling test scores before and after drinking alcohol (experiment 2)

From: A randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled crossover trial on the effects of L-ornithine on salivary cortisol and feelings of fatigue of flushers the morning after alcohol consumption

  

Before

Time after drinking (min)

 

Condition

drinking

0

30

60

120

180

Breath alcohol content

Placebo

0.0 ± 0.0

458.3 ± 60.9

320.9 ± 36.2

217.2 ± 18.0

106.3 ± 11.0

48.8 ± 6.0

 (ppm)

Ornithine

0.0 ± 0.0

437.7 ± 53.8

290.9 ± 25.0

216.0 ± 14.9

103.8 ± 9.5

45.3 ± 5.1

One-leg standing time

Placebo

40.6 ± 4.3

25.3 ± 4.7

25.0 ± 3.8

29.8 ± 4.6

34.5 ± 4.7

40.4 ± 5.0

 (s)

Ornithine

41.5 ± 5.2

27.3 ± 3.9

23.2 ± 4.4

24.1 ± 3.9

32.3 ± 4.4

37.4 ± 4.6

Drunkenness feeling test

 Drunkenness

Placebo

1.0 ± 0.0

7.8 ± 0.3

5.8 ± 0.6

5.2 ± 0.5

4.1 ± 0.5

2.8 ± 0.3

 

Ornithine

1.0 ± 0.0

7.4 ± 0.3

6.3 ± 0.5

4.9 ± 0.5

4.4 ± 0.5

3.3 ± 0.5

 Elation

Placebo

1.8 ± 0.4

7.1 ± 0.4

5.5 ± 0.5

4.8 ± 0.5

3.9 ± 0.5

2.8 ± 0.5

 

Ornithine

1.9 ± 0.3

6.8 ± 0.4

5.6 ± 0.4

5.1 ± 0.5

4.3 ± 0.5

3.1 ± 0.5

 Swaying

Placebo

1.1 ± 0.1

5.3 ± 0.6

3.8 ± 0.7

3.0 ± 0.6

2.4 ± 0.4

2.0 ± 0.4

 

Ornithine

1.0 ± 0.0

5.1 ± 0.6

3.4 ± 0.6

3.2 ± 0.6

2.5 ± 0.5

2.5 ± 0.5

 Weakness

Placebo

1.8 ± 0.4

3.3 ± 0.7

3.6 ± 0.6

3.4 ± 0.6

2.8 ± 0.5

2.1 ± 0.4

 

Ornithine

1.7 ± 0.3

3.5 ± 0.6

3.4 ± 0.8

3.3 ± 0.6

2.8 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.5

 Discomfort

Placebo

1.4 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.3

1.6 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.4

1.7 ± 0.3

 

Ornithine

1.1 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

1.8 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.1