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Table 10 Urge to smoke summary and statistical comparisons within use groups

From: Reductions in biomarkers of exposure, impacts on smoking urge and assessment of product use and tolerability in adult smokers following partial or complete substitution of cigarettes with electronic cigarettes

 

Exclusive Use

Dual Use

Nicotine cessation

Tobacco flavor rechargeable

Cherry flavor rechargeable

Cherry flavor disposable

Tobacco flavor rechargeable

Cherry flavor rechargeable

Cherry flavor disposable

Day −1

Morning

71.4 ± 15.5

66.1 ± 24.8

58.3 ± 19.1

58.7 ± 27.3

61.1 ± 22.8

59.6 ± 23.0

58.5 ± 15.8

Evening

33.6 ± 25.0

39.0 ± 25.1

44.3 ± 26.1

48.5 ± 29.4

32.2 ± 29.4

33.3 ± 25.5

35.6 ± 20.8

Day 5

Morning

73.9 ± 26.4

54.7 ± 39.7

66.6 ± 29.2

63.1 ± 25.9

65.5 ± 29.7

67.4 ± 25.0

65.1 ± 30.7

Evening

61.1 ± 33.4

43.8 ± 35.4

52.7 ± 35.4

50.5 ± 28.9

35.1 ± 25.0

37.4 ± 27.5

66.0 ± 30.0

Day −1 Evening Change from Morning Urge to Smoke

 N

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

 Mean ± SD

−37.8 ± 27.6

−27.1 ± 19.0

−14.1 ± 22.95

−10.2 ± 24.18

−28.9 ± 38.0

−26.3 ± 30.81

−22.9 ± 21.7

p-value

0.0001

<0.0001

0.0325

0.1247

0.0106

0.0052

0.0011

 % change (median)

−53.2

−39.3

−17.9

−17.9

−58.3

−61.4

−48.6

Day 5 Evening Change from Morning Urge to Smoke

 N

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

 Mean ± SD

−12.9 ± 30.3

−10.9 ± 24.4

−13.9 ± 23.3

−12.7 ± 27.8

−30.4 ± 30.8

−29.9 ± 28.0

2.5 ± 11.5

p-value

0.1227

0.1068

0.0367

0.0994

0.0019

0.0015

0.4563

 % change (median)

−11.8

−1.0

−5.6

−26.1

−36.5

−44.3

1.2

  1. Measured by Visual Analogue Scale
  2. % change presented as medians due to outlier values that skew the means
  3. p-values indicate statistically significant