14 July 2025 : Clinical Research
Effects of Heated Tobacco Use on Blood Parameters and Cardiovascular Risk in Healthy Men
Beata Świątkowska
ABCDEF 1*, Mateusz Jankowski ABCDE 2, Dorota Kaleta ABCDEFG 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.948556
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948556
Table 5 Correlation between the adhesion molecules concentration, fibrinogen levels, and the daily number of heated tobacco sticks used in the last 90 days among heated tobacco users (n=117).
| r | p | |
|---|---|---|
| VCAM-1 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | −0.11 | 0.2 |
| ICAM-1 & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | 0.02 | 0.8 |
| fibrinogen & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | 0.07 | 0.5 |
| CRP & daily number of heated tobacco sticks | 0.14 | 0.1 |
| r – the Spearman rank correlation coefficient. | ||