Table 1 The study population
(Males-only study) | Smokers of Roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes n = 26 | Smokers of Factory-made (FM) cigarettes n= 22 | All n = 48 | p values for RYO vs FM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average age, years (sd) | 39 (13) | 47 (13) | 43 (13) | 0.026 |
Maori, n | 5 | 2 | 7 | Â |
0.43# | Â | Â | Â | Â |
European, n | 21 | 20 | 41 | Â |
Height cms (sd) | 175.2 (9.3) | 177.5 (7.9) | 176.3 (8.7) | 0.372 |
Weight kg (sd) | 85.5 (28.2) | 93.6 (28.7) | 89.24 (28.5) | 0.333 |
NZ Deprivation index of census unit area* average decile (sd) | 5.6 (2.7) | 4.7 (3.4) | 5.2 (3.0) | 0.312 |
Time to first cigarette of the day, minutes (sd) | 6.06 (5.71) | 8.64 (5.27) | 7.24 (5.61) | 0.113 |
Cigarettes per day (sd) | 19.0 (6.8) RYO and 0.6 (1.18) FM | 17.4 (7.5) FM and 0.1 (0.4) RYO | 18.63 (7.00) | 0.454 |
Heavy smoking index (sd) | 3.77 (1.27) | 3.55 (0.91) | 3.67 (1.12) | 0.495 |
Cravings before 1st cigarette of the day. VAS score (sd) (where 100 = extreme craving) | 62.9 (24.2) | 57.8 (23.9) | 60.6 (23.9) | 0.475 |