Effects of Heated Tobacco Use on Blood Parameters and Cardiovascular Risk in Healthy Men

14 July 2025 : Clinical Research

Beata Świątkowska

^{ABCDEF 1*}, Mateusz Jankowski

^{ABCDE 2}, Dorota Kaleta

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DOI: 10.12659/MSM.948556

Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948556

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Table 2 Anthropometric measurements results, exhaled CO levels, and blood pressure measurements levels: cases vs controls (n=230).

	Study group		Mean	SD	SE	p
		n	Mean	SD	SE	p
Height [cm]	Case	117	181.39	6.70	0.62	0.5^*
Height [cm]	Control	113	180.77	6.80	0.64	0.5^*
Weight [kg]	Case	117	86.41	14.75	1.36	0.9^**
Weight [kg]	Control	113	86.44	14.90	1.40	0.9^**
Waist circumference [cm]	Case	117	91.51	13.23	1.22	0.9^**
Waist circumference [cm]	Control	113	91.42	13.42	1.26	0.9^**
Hip circumference [cm]	Case	117	98.10	12.36	1.14	0.5^*
Hip circumference [cm]	Control	113	99.36	13.41	1.26	0.5^*
CO levels in exhaled air [ppm]	Case	117	3.88	4.02	0.37	0.2^**
CO levels in exhaled air [ppm]	Control	113	3.60	5.61	0.53	0.2^**
Systolic blood pressure	Case	117	127.73	11.26	1.04	0.5^*
Systolic blood pressure	Control	113	128.73	10.53	0.99	0.5^*
Diastolic blood pressure	Case	117	79.03	10.50	0.97	0.5^*
Diastolic blood pressure	Control	113	79.96	9.74	0.92	0.5^*
Heart rate	Case	117	72.38	7.57	0.70	0.1^*
Heart rate	Control	113	72.25	8.04	0.76	0.1^*
SD – standard deviation; SE – standard error; cm – centimeter; kg – kilograms; ppm – parts per milion; ^* Student’s t-test; ^** U Mann-Whitney test.

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