Table 2.
Subject demographics and cigarette brand characteristics by tar band.
| ULL | ULH | LTS | FF | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjects | |||||
| Number | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 74 |
| Gender (M/F) | 8/7 | 12/8 | 10/10 | 14/5 | 44/30 |
| Height cm | 173 (159–204) | 174 (157–194) | 174 (161–187) | 177 (165–190) | 175 (157–204) |
| Weight kg | 77 (57–104) | 75 (42–98) | 78 (56–98) | 77 (60–100) | 77 (42–104) |
| Age | 35 (21–54) | 32 (21–47) | 34 (21–64) | 32 (21–53) | 33 (21–64) |
| Menthol smokers | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| Brands | |||||
| Menthol/non-menthol | 2/5 | 3/6 | 4/8 | 4/6 | 13/25 |
| Tar (mg/cig) | 1.4 (0.7) | 5.4 (0.5) | 10.1 (0.9) | 15.0 (1.7) | 8.3 (5.1) |
| Nicotine (mg/cig) | 0.15 (0.05) | 0.46 (0.04) | 0.77 (0.06) | 1.07 (0.14) | 0.64 (0.34) |
| CO (mg/cig) | 1.9 (0.9) | 6.8 (0.6) | 11.6 (1.4) | 13.9 (2.0) | 8.9 (4.6) |
| Puffs/cig | 7.6 (0.7) | 8.0 (1.1) | 7.9 (1.0) | 8.2 (0.9) | 7.9 (1.0) |
Height, weight, and age are shown as the mean (range). Cigarette yields are shown as the mean (standard deviation) for the FTC smoking method.