Table 3

Clinical characteristics in non-smokers and smokers

non-smokers

smokers

light smoking

heavy smoking

number of subjects

94

24

24

number of cigarettes a day

0

12.3 ± 0.8^A

26.1 ± 1.2^AB

inhaled year (yr)

0

27.8 ± 2.0^A

29.8 ± 1.3^A

Brinkman index

0

348 ± 37^A

786 ± 59^AB

age (yr)

52.5 ± 1.0

52.5 ± 1.9

51.1 ± 1.5

body mass index (kg/m²)

23.2 ± 0.2

22.2 ± 0.7

23.5 ± 04

waist circumference (cm)

83.8 ± 0.7

82.6 ± 1.7

85.3 ± 1.3

body fat percentage (%)

20.6 ± 0.4

19.7 ± 1.4

21.9 ± 0.7

systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

122 ± 1

120 ± 3

118 ± 2

diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

75 ± 1

75 ± 2

75 ± 2

fasting glucose (mg/dl)

95 ± 1

95 ± 2

94 ± 1

2 hr glucose after OGTT (mg/dl)

112 ± 2

114 ± 5

116 ± 3

HbA1c (%)

5.15 ± 0.03

5.09 ± 0.07

5.14 ± 0.04

total cholesterol (mg/dl)

204 ± 3

198 ± 8

200 ± 6

triglyceride (mg/dl)

121 ± 14

140 ± 20

126 ± 13

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

60 ± 1

55 ± 4

56 ± 3

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

117 ± 3

116 ± 7

117 ± 7

serum creatinine (mg/dl)

0.81 ± 0.01

0.78 ± 0.04

0.78 ± 0.02

insulin (μU/ml)

3.9 ± 0.2

3.2 ± 0.5

4.0 ± 0.4

HOMA-IR

0.90 ± 0.05

0.77 ± 0.13

0.93 ± 0.10

TNF-a (pg/ml)

1.47 ± 0.09

2.00 ± 0.45

1.47 ± 0.09

sTNF-R1 (pg/ml)

1116 ± 22

1072 ± 37

1263 ± 36^AB

sTNF-R2 (pg/ml)

1901 ± 45

1767 ± 80

2101 ± 70^ab

HMW adiponectin (μg/ml)

10.7 ± 0.8

12.8 ± 2.2

10.5 ± 1.3

leptin (ng/ml)

25.6 ± 1.4

20.9 ± 2.3

25.2 ± 2.0

WBC(/μl)

5590 ± 168

6687 ± 396^a

7382 ± 298^A

(light smoking & heavy smoking) Values represent mean ± SEM.

^A: p < 0.01 (vs. non-smokers) ^B: p < 0.01 (vs. light smoking)

^a: p < 0.05 (vs. non-smokers) ^b: p < 0.05 (vs. light smoking)

Watanabe et al. Tobacco Induced Diseases 2011 9:12   doi:10.1186/1617-9625-9-12