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Table 2 Effects of the two different types of cigarette

From: Short-term effects of a nicotine-free e-cigarette compared to a traditional cigarette in smokers and non-smokers

 

Overall population

Smokers vs. non smokers

 

Effect

95 % CI

P

Effect

95 % CI

P

FeCO (ppm)

      

Traditional

4.3

(2.3 to 6.2)

<0.001

2.9

(−0.9 to 6.7)

0.127

Electronic

−0.2

(−0.8 to 0.4)

0.486

−0.6

(−1.8 to 0.6)

0.301

P value

<0.001

0.067

FeNO (ppb)

      

Traditional

−0.6

(−1.6 to 0.4)

0.219

1.4

(−0.6 to 3.4)

0.155

Electronic

−0.2

(−0.8 to 0.4)

0.512

0.8

(−0.5 to 2.1)

0.198

P value

0.372

0.501

FEV1 (%)

      

Traditional

−3.4

(−5.9 to −0.8)

0.013

−1.0

(−6.1 to 4.1)

0.691

Electronic

−1.7

(−4.8 to 2.9)

0.070

−2.1

(−5.7 to 1.6)

0.250

P value

0.098

0.575

FVC (%)

      

Traditional

−1.6

(−5.7 to 2.6)

0.437

−3.9

(−12.2 to 4.4)

0.331

Electronic

−1.0

(−4.8 to 2.9)

0.602

−2.2

(−9.8 to 5.4)

0.543

P value

0.584

0.448

FEV1/FVC

      

Traditional

−1.9

(−3.9 to 0.1)

0.065

2.0

(−2.0 to 6.1)

0.304

Electronic

−0.9

(−2.5 to 0.6)

0.226

−0.1

(−9.8 to 3.0)

0.926

P value

0.182

0.132

PEF (%)

      

Traditional

−6.5

(−11.7 to −1.3)

0.017

−7.5

(−17.8 to 2.9)

0.148

Electronic

−3.8

(−9.2 to 1.6)

0.155

−6.0

(−16.8 to 4.8)

0.254

P value

0.145

0.692

FEF25 (%)

      

Traditional

−5.8

(−10.9 to −0.6)

0.030

.4.1

(−14.1 to 6.2)

0.412

Electronic

−3.7

(−7.6 to 0.3)

0.066

−7.1

(−15.0 to 0.7)

0.073

P value

0.252

0.414

FEF50 (%)

      

Traditional

−5.0

(−9.5 to −0.4)

0.033

2.1

(−6.9 to 11.1)

0.629

Electronic

−2.9

(−6.8 to 1.1)

0.143

−2.9

(−10.8 to 5.0)

0.447

P value

0.161

0.096

FEF75 (%)

      

Traditional

−6.1

(−11.9 to −0.3)

0.040

9.3

(−2.3 to 20.9)

0.107

Electronic

−4.8

(−11.2 to 1.6)

0.132

3.6

(−16.4 to 9.3)

0.562

P value

0.657

0.037