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. 2006 Sep 1;145(3):469–473. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03166.x

Table 2.

Serum kynurenine (kyn) to tryptophan (trp) ratio (median, interquartile range) in subjects who smoke daily or irregularly currently and current non-smokers

Kyn/trp (µmol/mmol) Current daily or irregular smokers n Current non-smokers n P
All 26·5 (23·5–31·4) 120 30·6 (26·2–37·6) 497 < 0·0001
Female 26·8 (23·9–31·0) 61 30·2 (25·9–37·3) 303 < 0·0001
Male 26·0 (23·1–31·9) 59 31·9 (26·8–37·7) 194 < 0·0001

Statistics: Mann–Whitney U-test.