Table 1 Participant characteristics.

From: Smoking cessation reduces systemic inflammation and circulating endothelin-1

Variable

Baseline

EOT

12-Month

N

30

 Men

15

 Women

15

Race (%)

 Caucasian

71

 African American

20

 Asian

6

 Hispanic

3

Age (years)

37 ± 11

37 ± 11

38 ± 10

Height (cm)

169.5 ± 2.0

169.9 ± 2.0

170.8 ± 2.0

Weight (kg)

80.0 ± 3.4

81.5 ± 3.7

83.9 ± 3.6*

BMI (kg/m2)

27.8 ± 1.0

28.1 ± 1.1

28.6 ± 1.1

SBP (mm Hg)

130 ± 3

129 ± 2

130 ± 2

DBP (mm Hg)

83 ± 1

81 ± 2

80 ± 2

MAP (mm Hg)

99 ± 2

97 ± 1

97 ± 2

  1. Participant characteristics analyzed for changes between visits.
  2. Significant values are in bold.
  3. EOT end of treatment (3-months), BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, MAP mean arterial pressure.
  4. *Indicates significant difference from Baseline.
  5. Indicates significant difference from EOT; Repeated measures ANOVA.