Table 2.
Trails A and B: Means and standard errors
| Group | Ascending |
Descending |
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| Trails A Mean (SE) | Trails B Mean (SE) | Trails A Mean (SE) | Trails B Mean (SE) | |
| Younger | ||||
| Placebo | 32.13 (2.44)a | 56.73 (4.29) | 24.73 (2.74) | 49.40 (4.69) |
| Alcohol | 21.54(1.60)a,‡ | 51.09(3.40)‡ | 17.90(1.42) | 42.27 (3.98) |
| Older | ||||
| Placebo | 31.46(1.61) | 67.26 (3.74)b | 33.43 (3.76) | 59.52 (4.39) |
| Alcohol | 35.35 (2.94)‡ | 81.06 (6.17)b,‡ | 30.81 (2.81) | 64.00 (5.09) |
a
Differences in Trails A in younger adults who received alcohol versus placebo significant (p = .008);
b
differences in Trails B in older adults who received alcohol versus placebo significant (p = 0.03).
‡
Differences in Trails A and Trails B in older and younger adults who received alcohol significant (Age × Alcohol interaction; Trails A: p = .0006; Trails B: p = .00004).