Table 4.

Subjective sleep parameters as rated by the SMH sleep questionnaire under the onion extract and placebo conditions

Subjective symptom after awake		Onion extract (n = 23)			Placebo(n = 23)
Q.5 How was your sleep?	Light < deep	4.0	±	0.1	4.2	±	0.2
Q.6 How many times did you wake up?	Times	2.6	±	0.2	2.5	±	0.2
Q.9 How well did you sleep last night?	Badly < well	3.6	±	0.1	3.7	±	0.1
Q.10 How clear-headed did you feel after getting up this morning?	Still very drowsy < alert	3.4	±	0.1	3.2	±	0.1
Q.11 How satisfied were you with last night’s sleep?	Unsatisfied < satisfied	3.3	±	0.1	3.3	±	0.1
Q.12 Were you troubled by waking early and being unable to go to sleep again?	No < yes	1.1	±	0.0	1.1	±	0.0
Q.13 How much difficulty did you have in going to sleep last night?	None or very little < difficult	1.5	±	0.1	1.5	±	0.1
Q.14 How long did it take you to fall asleep last night?	Mins	23.4	±	2.5	26.4	±	3.0

SMH: St. Mary’s Hospital

All values are expressed as mean ± SE