Research Article
Consumer Satisfaction and Efficacy of the Hangover Cure After-Effect©
Table 3
Reported consumer satisfaction on the efficacy of After-Effect© to reduce hangover symptoms.
| Hangover symptom | | | After-Effect© not effective | After-Effect© effective | After-Effect© helps? | After-Effect© | No treatment | After-Effect© | No treatment | No | Yes | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
| Thirst | 27.2% | 72.8%* | 6.4 (1.5)† | 6.8 (1.7) | 3.6 (2.4)‡ | 6.6 (2.5) | Tired | 28.2% | 71.8%* | 6.3 (2.5)†‡ | 7.4 (1.4) | 4.1 (2.5)‡ | 6.9 (2.0) | Headache | 18.4% | 81.6%* | 5.1 (2.7)† | 6.5 (3.0) | 2.4 (2.3)‡ | 6.4 (2.4) | Dizziness | 29.1% | 70.9%* | 2.9 (3.1)†‡ | 3.7 (3.5) | 1.1 (1.7)‡ | 3.3 (2.9) | Loss of appetite | 38.8% | 61.2%* | 4.1 (3.1)† | 4.6 (3.4) | 1.5 (2.0)‡ | 4.4 (3.1) | Stomach ache | 31.1% | 68.9%* | 3.1 (2.9)†‡ | 5.1 (3.1) | 1.4 (2.0)‡ | 4.5 (3.3) | Nausea | 23.3% | 76.7%* | 3.8 (3.3)†‡ | 5.3 (3.4) | 1.2 (1.7)‡ | 4.7 (3.0) | Heart racing | 42.7% | 57.3% | 2.2 (2.8) | 2.6 (3.1) | 1.1 (1.7)‡ | 3.0 (2.9) | Global hangover severity | 13.6% | 86.4%* | 5.1 (2.7)† | 6.0 (2.5) | 2.2 (1.6)‡ | 6.6 (2.6) | Mean AHS score | | | 4.3 (1.9)†‡ | 5.3 (2.0) | 2.1 (1.4)‡ | 5.2 (1.9) | Concentration problems | 34.0% | 66.0%* | 5.3 (2.2)† | 5.8 (2.6) | 1.3 (1.7)‡ | 4.4 (3.1) |
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Significant differences in percentages of subjects who reported After-Effect© is effective or not are indicated by *. Significant differences in hangover symptom severity after using After-Effect© or no treatment is indicated by ‡. Significant differences in hangover symptom severity between subjects who reported After-Effect© is effective or not are indicated by †.
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