Table 2 Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients

From: Impact of cigarette smoking on nitric oxide-sensitive and nitric oxide-insensitive soluble guanylate cyclase-mediated vascular tone regulation

 

Nonsmoker

Smoker

p value

n

8

12

 

Age (years)

67.3 ± 5.7

66.3 ± 3.4

0.874

Gender (male/female)

3/5

11/1

0.018

Surgery (gastrectomy/CABG)

6/2

6/6

0.373

Clinical history

  Hypertension

5

8

1.000

  Type 2 diabetes mellitus

2

4

1.000

  Dyslipidemia

3

6

0.670

  Obesity

4

3

0.356

  Chronic kidney disease (eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2)

1

3

0.619

Medication

  Nitrate

2

4

1.000

  Angiotensin II receptor blocker

4

2

0.161

  Calcium channel blocker

1

6

0.158

  Statin

2

6

0.373

  Aspirin

2

6

0.373

  1. Data are the mean ± SEM or n. Statistical analysis was performed using an unpaired two-tailed Student’s t test (age) or Fisher’s exact test (all others)
  2. CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate
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