Table 5 Correlation between the levels of blood biomarkers and the daily number of heated tobacco sticks used in the last 90 days among all heated tobacco users (n = 44).
r | p | |
|---|---|---|
IL-1β & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | − 0.11 | 0.5 |
IL-6 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | − 0.01 | 0.9 |
IL-8 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | 0.37 | 0.01 |
IL-10 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | − 0.02 | 0.9 |
IL-12p70 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | 0.11 | 0.46 |
TNF-α & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | 0.03 | 0.83 |
CRP & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | − 0.11 | 0.5 |
Fibrinogen & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | − 0.09 | 0.5 |
VCAM-1 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | − 0.27 | 0.08 |
ICAM-1 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | − 0.20 | 0.2 |