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Tob Control 12:317-321 doi:10.1136/tc.12.3.317
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Tobacco specific nitrosamines and potential reduced exposure products for smokers: a preliminary evaluation of Advance™

Table 1

Results of statistical analyses for all compliance and main outcome measures

Condition Day Condition by day
F Value p Value F Value p Value F Value p Value
*df=8,88
†df=4,44
‡df=2,16
Compliance measures
Expired air CO* 37.1 <0.01 9.4 <0.01 14.0 <0.01
Semi-quantitative cotinine† 45.5 <0.01 27.6 <0.01 27.7 <0.01
Main outcome measures
Subjective withdrawal*
    Urges to smoke 2.3 NS <1.0 NS 1.6 NS
    Irritability/frustration/anger 3.2 NS 1.3 NS 2.7 <0.05
    Anxious 6.1 <0.01 <1.0 NS 1.5 NS
    Difficulty concentrating 6.2 <0.01 1.8 NS <1.0 NS
    Restlessness 2.7 NS <1.0 NS 1.7 NS
    Hunger 4.1 <0.05 <1.0 NS 1.7 NS
    Impatient 6.9 <0.01 1.7 NS 1.0 NS
    CRAVING a cigarette/nicotine 3.7 NS 1.4 NS 1.5 NS
    Insomnia/disturbed sleep <1.0 NS <1.0 NS 1.4 NS
    Increased eating 9.5 <0.01 4.2 <0.01 3.7 <0.01
    Drowsiness 2.0 NS 3.2 <0.05 1.3 NS
    Depression/feeling blue 5.9 <0.01 1.5 NS 1.1 NS
    Desire for sweets 4.5 <0.05 2.1 NS 4.2 <0.01
    QSU factor 1 6.4 <0.05 1.0 NS <1.0 NS
    QSU factor 2 9.8 <0.01 1.6 NS 3.5 <0.01
Physiological measures*
    Heart rate 15.0 <0.001 2.8 <0.05 3.6 <0.01
    Skin temperature <1.0 NS <1.0 NS <1.0 NS
Quantitative cotinine (GC/MS)† 15.9 <0.001 3.4 NS 21.1 <0.001
NNAL (LC-MS/MS)† 11.5 <0.001 6.2 <0.05 3.7 <0.05
Puff topography‡
    Puff volume 2.9 NS <1.0 NS <1.0 NS
    Puff duration 1.9 NS 1.1 NS <1.0 NS
    Interpuff interval 2.5 NS 1.0 NS <1.0 NS
    Number of puffs 8.5 <0.05 <1.0 NS 2.1 NS

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