Table 2.
Summary of the results from the cognitive test battery.
Significant differences between the hangover and control day (p < .05) are indicated by *.
| Hangover day | Control day | Cohen's d | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroop test | ||||
| Congruent (ms) | 1250.2 (255.5) | 1152.2 (284.7) | 0.31 | 0.05* |
| Incongruent (ms) | 1588.6 (351.3) | 1447.0 (351.5) | 0.35 | 0.03* |
| Interference/congruency (ms) | 337.1 (192.1) | 294.3 (181.7) | 0.19 | 0.22 |
| Number of errors | 5.4 (1.8) | 5.5 (1.8) | 0.04 | 0.81 |
| Eriksen's Flanker test | ||||
| Overall | 548.4 (116.2) | 511.9 (67.8) | 0.28 | 0.04* |
| Compatibility (dif.) | 58.3 (89.8) | 57.9 (58.5) | 0.00 | 0.83 |
| Distance (dif.) | 62.4 (84.5) | 68.9 (61.7) | 0.06 | 0.65 |
| Number of errors | 2.4 (1.9) | 3.0 (4.2) | 0.10 | 0.50 |
| CANTAB-intra-extra dimensional set shifting test | ||||
| Extra-dimensional errors | 13.6 (18.4) | 9.7 (16.5) | 0.24 | 0.12 |
| Intra-dimensional errors | 6.6 (5.5) | 5.6 (2.7) | 0.17 | 0.27 |
| CANTAB-Spatial working memory test | ||||
| Number of errors | 20.6 (18.0) | 15.0 (13.7) | 0.35 | 0.03* |
| Strategy score | 29.8 (6.9) | 27.5 (6.8) | 0.30 | 0.06 |
| Free recall test | ||||
| Primacy | 2.9 (1.3) | 3.5 (1.3) | 0.29 | 0.06 |
| Intermediate | 2.2 (1.7) | 2.7 (1.5) | 0.24 | 0.11 |
| Recency | 2.3 (1.3) | 3.1 (1.5) | 0.44 | <0.001* |
| Total words recalled | 7.5 (3.1) | 9.5 (2.7) | 0.60 | <0.001* |
| CANTAB–choice reaction time test | ||||
| Latency | 321.9 (41.0) | 301.4 (26.5) | 0.61 | <0.001* |
| Number of errors | 0.4 (0.6) | 0.5 (0.9) | 0.13 | 0.70 |