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. 2014 Jul 28;29(5):434–445. doi: 10.1002/hup.2417

Table 4.

Summary statistics showing treatment effects (mean and SD) on measures derived from the NASA-TLX

Baseline Post-treatment Change from baseline
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Mental demand Placebo 61 21 60 24 −1 16
25 g glucose 63 18 58 24 −4 19
60 g glucose 53 23 53 25 −1 21
Caffeine–glucose 59 17 58 18 0 15
Physical demand Placebo 28 21 32 26 4 16
25 g glucose 29 22 27 20 −2 13
60 g glucose 29 25 33 26 5 12
Caffeine–glucose 24 18 31 22 8 18
Temporal demand Placebo 65 20 62 25 −3 22
25 g glucose 63 19 61 24 −2 18
60 g glucose 60 17 55 22 −5 19
Caffeine–glucose 60 18 55 21 −5 15
Performance Placebo 34 17 32 16 −3 19
25 g glucose 41 17 37 21 −4 20
60 g glucose 44 22 40 22 −4 20
Caffeine–glucose 35 20 33 22 −2 23
Effort Placebo 68 18 65 19 −2 11
25 g glucose 66 17 63 24 −3 14
60 g glucose 64 21 62 20 −2 18
Caffeine–glucose 62 18 56 21 −7 17
Frustration Placebo 42 24 42 22 0 22
25 g glucose 36 23 36 24 0 16
60 g glucose 42 22 40 23 −2 22
Caffeine–glucose 36 26 37 23 1 20