Table 6 Correlation between the levels of blood biomarkers and the daily number of heated tobacco sticks used in the last 90 days among exclusive heated tobacco users (n = 33).

From: Comparative evaluation of ten blood biomarkers of inflammation in regular heated tobacco users and non-smoking healthy males–a pilot study

 

r

p

IL-1β & daily number of heated tobacco sticks

− 0.04

0.8

IL-6 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks

− 0.10

0.6

IL-8 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks

0.08

0.6

IL-10 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks

− 0.20

0.3

IL-12p70 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks

0.03

0.9

TNF-α & daily number of heated tobacco sticks

− 0.06

0.8

CRP & daily number of heated tobacco sticks

0.01

0.9

Fibrinogen & daily number of heated tobacco sticks

− 0.17

0.3

VCAM-1 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks

− 0.18

0.3

ICAM-1 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks

− 0.11

0.5

  1. r the Spearman rank correlation coefficient.