Effects of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Persoon Essential Oil Aromatherapy on Mood States and Salivary Cortisol Levels in Healthy Volunteers

Table 5

Means score change from baseline (inhalation of distilled water) of mood states, comparing male and female.

Mood states	Mean change from base line ± std. deviation		value
	Male	Female
TMD	−9.40 ± 9.45	−25.10 ± 16.68	0.0365
Anger	−1.60 ± 2.07	−1.10 ± 1.29	0.7486
Confusion	−0.40 ± 2.30	−5.30 ± 4.00	0.0160
Depression	−2.80 ± 4.66	−3.90 ± 3.21	0.3531
Fatigue	−0.80 ± 1.64	−4.60 ± 3.98	0.0731
Tension	−4.20 ± 3.11	−6.40 ± 7.41	0.8055
Vigor	−0.40 ± 5.68	0.60 ± 9.69	0.4239