US-based study
ZRHM-REXA-08-US
MeasurementConventional cigarettes
(n=32)
Smoking abstinence
(n=9)
IQOS
(n=47)
P values
Age (years)34±1041±1137±130.27
Male20 (63%)7 (78%)28 (60%)0.59
Smoking history
 10–19 cig/day19 (59%)6 (67%)21 (45%)0.29
 >19 cig/day13 (41%)3 (33%)26 (55%)
FEV1 (% predicted)97±1496±1193±130.46
FEV1/FVC0.79±0.070.78±0.040.80±0.050.74
WBC (GI/L)8.3±1.86.9±2.28.3±1.70.08
CRP (mg/L)0.1 (0.1–0.2)0.1 (0.03–0.2)0.1 (0.1–0.3)0.11
  • IQOS, I-Quit-Ordinary-Smoking; CRP, C reactive protein; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity; WBC, white blood cell count.