The association between smoking and blood pressure in men: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Blood pressure indices of the study population according to smoking status

Variables	Never smokers (n = 303)	Former smokers (n = 145)	Current smokers (n = 574)
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	125.81 ± 13.13	126.52 ± 13.30	124.11 ± 14.41^b
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	79.65 ± 9.77	79.58 ± 9.90	78.35 ± 10.73^a
Pulse pressure, mmHg	46.15 ± 8.90	46.94 ± 9.02	45.77 ± 9.77
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg	95.04 ± 10.19	95.22 ± 10.33	93.60 ± 11.19^a

Data are in mean ± SD. ANCOVA tests were used to compare SBP, DBP, MAP and PP among the smoking groups, while adjusting for age, BMI, alcohol drinking and ethnicity
^a: denotes statistical significance between Never smokers and current smokers
^b: denotes statistical significance between former smokers and current smokers

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