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Table 3 Interaction between smoking cessation and each clinical factor

From: Effects of smoking cessation on endothelial function as assessed by flow-mediated total dilation

 

Change in %FMD

      

Change in %FMTD

      

Abstainers

Continued smokers

Difference

p-valuea

p-value for interaction

Abstainers

Continued smokers

Difference

p-valuea

p-value for interaction

Estimate (95% CI)

Estimate (95% CI)

Estimate (95% CI)

Estimate (95% CI)

Estimate (95% CI)

Estimate (95% CI)

Overall

0.89

(0.18 to 1.60)

0.12

(-0.87 to 1.11)

0.77

(-0.22 to 1.77)

0.129

 

0.49

(-0.23 to 1.21)

-0.67

(-1.69 to 0.34)

1.17

(0.16 to 2.18)

0.024*

 

Sex

       

0.189

       

< 0.001**

 Males

0.80

(0.07 to 1.52)

0.37

(-0.70 to 1.43)

0.43

(-0.69 to 1.55)

0.452

 

0.24

(-0.45 to 0.92)

0.00

(-1.00 to 1.01)

0.24

(-0.81 to 1.28)

0.658

 

 Females

1.75

(0.63 to 2.87)

-0.38

(-2.49 to 1.73)

2.13

(-0.14 to 4.40)

0.066

 

2.37

(1.33 to 3.42)

-3.03

(-5.20 to -0.87)

5.41

(3.15 to 7.67)

< 0.001**

 

Age, years

       

0.966

       

0.065

 40

0.89

(-0.23 to 2.00)

0.08

(-1.60 to 1.77)

0.81

(-1.11 to 2.73)

0.411

 

1.01

(-0.08 to 2.10)

-1.75

(-3.52 to 0.02)

2.76

(0.79 to 4.72)

0.006**

 

 50

0.89

(0.08 to 1.70)

0.10

(-1.03 to 1.24)

0.79

(-0.43 to 2.01)

0.207

 

0.71

(-0.09 to 1.50)

-1.14

(-2.32 to 0.03)

1.85

(0.61 to 3.09)

0.003**

 

 60

0.89

(0.17 to 1.61)

0.13

(-0.89 to 1.14)

0.77

(-0.26 to 1.79)

0.145

 

0.41

(-0.31 to 1.13)

-0.54

(-1.56 to 0.48)

0.95

(-0.08 to 1.97)

0.070

 

 70

0.89

(-0.03 to 1.81)

0.15

(-1.30 to 1.59)

0.74

(-0.80 to 2.29)

0.346

 

0.11

(-0.81 to 1.03)

0.06

(-1.39 to 1.52)

0.04

(-1.51 to 1.60)

0.955

 

BMI (baseline), kg/m2

       

0.876

       

0.284

 20.0

1.17

(0.20 to 2.14)

0.50

(-0.84 to 1.83)

0.68

(-0.82 to 2.17)

0.371

 

0.99

(0.04 to 1.94)

-0.76

(-2.07 to 0.54)

1.75

(0.29 to 3.22)

0.019*

 

 22.0

0.98

(0.18 to 1.78)

0.26

(-0.84 to 1.36)

0.72

(-0.44 to 1.88)

0.220

 

0.72

(-0.07 to 1.50)

-0.74

(-1.82 to 0.34)

1.46

(0.32 to 2.59)

0.012*

 

 24.0

0.79

(0.06 to 1.53)

0.03

(-1.02 to 1.08)

0.76

(-0.28 to 1.80)

0.148

 

0.44

(-0.28 to 1.16)

-0.72

(-1.75 to 0.31)

1.16

(0.14 to 2.18)

0.026*

 

 26.0

0.60

(-0.19 to 1.39)

-0.20

(-1.41 to 1.00)

0.81

(-0.39 to 2.01)

0.185

 

0.16

(-0.61 to 0.94)

-0.70

(-1.88 to 0.49)

0.86

(-0.32 to 2.04)

0.150

 

Cigarettes per day

       

0.206

       

0.042*

 10

1.45

(0.46 to 2.45)

-0.25

(-1.93 to 1.42)

1.71

(-0.12 to 3.53)

0.067

 

0.93

(-0.04 to 1.90)

-1.78

(-3.41 to -0.15)

2.71

(0.93 to 4.49)

0.003**

 

 20

0.94

(0.21 to 1.66)

-0.07

(-1.15 to 1.00)

1.01

(-0.10 to 2.12)

0.073

 

0.55

(-0.16 to 1.25)

-1.07

(-2.11 to -0.02)

1.61

(0.54 to 2.69)

0.004**

 

 30

0.42

(-0.40 to 1.24)

0.11

(-1.01 to 1.22)

0.32

(-0.89 to 1.52)

0.606

 

0.16

(-0.64 to 0.96)

-0.36

(-1.44 to 0.72)

0.52

(-0.66 to 1.70)

0.383

 

 40

-0.09

(-1.29 to 1.10)

0.29

(-1.46 to 2.03)

-0.38

(-2.39 to 1.63)

0.709

 

-0.22

(-1.39 to 0.95)

0.35

(-1.35 to 2.05)

-0.57

(-2.53 to 1.39)

0.563

 

Hypertension

       

0.577

       

0.577

 Yes

0.79

(-0.25 to 1.83)

0.37

(-0.94 to 1.67)

0.42

(-1.15 to 2.00)

0.595

 

0.14

(-0.89 to 1.17)

-0.71

(-2.00 to 0.57)

0.85

(-0.70 to 2.41)

0.280

 

 No

0.93

(0.17 to 1.69)

-0.08

(-1.33 to 1.18)

1.01

(-0.35 to 2.36)

0.144

 

0.54

(-0.21 to 1.29)

-0.89

(-2.12 to 0.35)

1.42

(0.09 to 2.76)

0.037*

 

Dbase (baseline), mm

       

0.552

       

0.023*

 3.00

0.80

(-0.58 to 2.18)

-0.59

(-2.87 to 1.69)

1.39

(-0.95 to 3.74)

0.241

 

0.95

(-0.38 to 2.28)

-2.58

(-4.78 to -0.39)

3.53

(1.28 to 5.79)

0.002**

 

 4.00

0.88

(0.12 to 1.64)

-0.01

(-1.14 to 1.12)

0.89

(-0.23 to 2.02)

0.119

 

0.56

(-0.17 to 1.30)

-1.12

(-2.20 to -0.03)

1.68

(0.59 to 2.76)

0.003**

 

 5.00

0.96

(-0.08 to 1.99)

0.56

(-0.89 to 2.02)

0.39

(-1.21 to 1.99)

0.627

 

0.17

(-0.83 to 1.17)

0.35

(-1.06 to 1.76)

-0.18

(-1.73 to 1.36)

0.816

 
  1. A linear regression model was used after adjusting for sex, age, BMI, cigarettes per day, hypertension, and Dbase at baseline
  2. BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; Dbase = resting baseline lumen diameter
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01
  4. a Abstainers vs. continued smokers