Table 2.
Presence and severity of individual hangover symptoms after alcohol consumption and reaching an eBAC 0% ≤ eBAC < 0.4%.
| Symptoms | Mean (SD) All | % All | Mean (SD) Men | % Men | Mean (SD) Women | % Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headache | 5.7 (2.5) | 91% | 5.7 (2.4) | 90.7% | 5.8 (2.5) | 91.3% |
| Nausea | 5.6 (2.6) | 86% | 5.2 (2.5) | 84.1% | 5.9 (2.7) * | 87.5% |
| Concentration problems | 6.0 (2.4) | 91.1% | 6.1 (2.4) | 92.2% | 5.8 (2.5) | 90.1% |
| Regret | 4.5 (2.7) | 58.9% | 4.4 (2.7) | 57.1% | 4.6 (2.7) | 60.2% |
| Sleepiness | 6.6 (2.3) | 94.9% | 6.4 (2.3) | 94.3% | 6.8 (2.2) * | 95.3% |
| Heart pounding | 4 (2.4) | 35.5% | 4 (2.4) | 35.7% | 4.0 (2.5) | 35.3% |
| Vomiting | 5.3 (3.2) | 26% | 4.8 (3.1) | 23.5% | 5.6 (3.2) * | 28.1% |
| Tired | 6.9 (2.2) | 97.7% | 6.6 (2.2) | 96.8% | 7.1 (2.2) * | 98.4% |
| Shivering | 4.2 (2.5) | 45.7% | 4.2 (2.5) | 41.4% | 4.3 (2.5) | 49.1%* |
| Clumsy | 4.9 (2.4) | 72.2% | 4.8 (2.4) | 72.4% | 4.9 (2.4) | 72.1% |
| Weakness | 5.4 (2.4) | 85.2% | 5.1 (2.4) | 83.4% | 5.6 (2.4) * | 86.7% |
| Dizziness | 4.4 (2.6) | 62.3% | 4.1 (2.4) | 61% | 4.6 (2.7) * | 63.3% |
| Apathy | 5.8 (2.5) | 80.1% | 5.6 (2.5) | 78.3% | 5.9 (2.6) | 81.5% |
| Sweating | 4.3 (2.4) | 54.8% | 4.3 (2.4) | 58.5% | 4.3 (2.5) | 51.7%* |
| Stomach Pain | 4.4 (2.5) | 57.3% | 4.3 (2.4) | 54.4% | 4.5 (2.5) | 59.7% |
| Confusion | 4.2 (2.4) | 46.3% | 4.1 (2.4) | 49.9% | 4.2 (4.5) | 43.4%* |
| Light sensitivity | 4.1 (2.4) | 52.2% | 3.9 (2.3) | 52.4% | 4.3 (2.4) * | 52% |
| Thirst | 6.7 (2.4) | 94.5% | 6.7 (2.4) | 95% | 6.6 (2.4) | 94.1% |
| Heart racing | 4.2 (2.5) | 41.6% | 4.2 (2.5) | 45.7% | 4.1 (2.5) | 38.3%* |
| Anxiety | 3.2 (2.4) | 18.3% | 3.2 (2.4) | 17.4% | 3.2 (2.4) | 19.1% |
| Depression | 3.8 (2.5) | 29.9% | 3.9 (2.5) | 28.9% | 3.8 (2.5) | 30.6% |
| Reduced appetite | 5.5 (2.6) | 70.1% | 5.5 (2.6) | 69.9% | 5.5 (2.6) | 70.3% |
Significant differences (p < 0.002, after Bonferroni correction) between men and women are indicated with *.