TABLE 3—
Product Design Features of Light and Full-Flavor Cigarettes: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2009
| Light |
Full Flavor |
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| Product Design Feature | No. | Mean (95% CI) | No. | Mean (95% CI) |
| Filter ventilation, % | ||||
| All cigarettes | 86 | 34.14a (31.47, 36.82) | 61 | 14.68 (11.73, 17.63) |
| Nonmenthol cigarettes | 51 | 35.55a (32.22, 38.89) | 33 | 16.39 (12.00, 20.77) |
| Menthol cigarettes | 35 | 32.09a (27.61, 36.57) | 28 | 12.67 (8.83, 16.50) |
| Nicotine raw tobacco concentration, mg/g | ||||
| All cigarettes | 86 | 17.96 (17.65, 18.27) | 61 | 18.15 (17.68, 18.61) |
| Nonmenthol cigarettes | 51 | 17.96 (17.58, 18.35) | 33 | 18.01 (17.44, 18.59) |
| Menthol cigarettes | 35 | 17.96 (17.42, 18.49) | 28 | 18.31 (17.53, 19.09) |
| Raw tobacco weight, g | ||||
| All cigarettes | 86 | 0.71 (0.69, 0.73) | 61 | 0.75 (0.72, 0.77) |
| Nonmenthol cigarettes | 51 | 0.71 (0.68, 0.73) | 33 | 0.74 (0.71, 0.77) |
| Menthol cigarettes | 35 | 0.72 (0.69, 0.75) | 28 | 0.75 (0.72, 0.78) |
a
Indicates a row difference using a Student t test at α = .05 level