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. 2019 Jun 1;6:1313–1322. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2019.05.034

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of threshold screening tests (TSTs) of commercial and homemade solutions.

Solution Concentration (mg/mL) Threshold test
Number of spray Detection time (s)
Pass N (%) Fail N (%) Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Placebo 44(71) 18(29) 15.68 ± 8.04 22.08 ± 11.49
Commercial Bitrex™ 0. 135 60(96.8) 2(3.2) 5.32 ± 4.18 7.96 ± 4.96
Commercial Saccharin 830 58(93.5) 4(6.5) 7.83 ± 6.43 10.74 ± 10.63
Homemade Bitrex™ 0. 135 57(91.9) 5(8.1) 6.23 ± 4.72 9.05 ± 5.37
Homemade Saccharin 830 52(83.9) 10(16.1) 6.92 ± 4.48 11.15 ± 7.19

SD: Standard deviation.