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Table 2 Mean value and standard deviation for PLR parameters

From: The pupillary light reflex (PLR) as a marker for the ability to work or drive – a feasibility study

Endpoint (mean, SD)

Baseline

Sleep deprivation

Alcohol exposure

p-value*

Initial diameter (pix)

242.79 (48.11)

244.21 (53.6)

244.96 (51.19)

0.23

Latency (ms)

226.23 (22.49)

226.92 (22.52)

224.7 (20.93)

< 0.05

Acceleration (ms)

249.66 (29.39)

250.86 (30.78)

250.27 (29.69)

0.35#

Contraction velocity (pix/ms)

0.1061 (0.025)

0.1081 (0.029)

0.1091 (0.026)

< 0.05

Quarter dilatation velocity (pix/ms)

0.069 (0.015)

0.068 (0.016)

0.0689 (0.015)

< 0.05#

Half dilatation time (ms)

451.05 (104.02)

482.92 (116.76)

483.09 (115.02)

< 0.05#

Line integral

3524.51 (7.27)

3525.35 (8.1)

3525.09 (7.27)

0.096

PVT (ms)

340.83 (50.1)

370.25 (40.62)

357.6 (46.79)

< 0.05

  1. *One-way ANOVA; #the values have been logarithmized for the testing procedure
  2. PVT = Psychomotor Vigilance Test