Table 1. Sociodemographic and Laboratory Data .
| Parameter | Control | Opiates | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | 37 | 93 | |
| No. of Studies* | 117 | 182 | 0.7621 |
| Chronologic Age | 38.72 (2.64) | 33.78 (0.9) | 0.0260 |
| Biometrics | |||
| Height (cm) | 163.59 (1.13) | 165.66 (0.64) | 0.0995 |
| Weight (kg) | 67.05 (2.39) | 62.56 (1.2) | 0.0988 |
| Body Mass Index (kg*m-2) | 25.09 (0.91) | 22.76 (0.39) | 0.0224 |
| Tobacco | |||
| Cigarettes/Day | 1.89 (1.08) | 16.05 (0.98) | 0.0000 |
| Smoking-PWA-Interval (Min.) | 97.19 (2.7) | 51 (4.83) | 0.0000 |
| Heroin | |||
| Heroin Duration (Years) | 0 (0) | 12.33 (0.86) | 0.0000 |
| Heroin Dose (g) | 0 (0) | 0.45 (0.04) | 0.0000 |
| Heroin-Dose-Duration(g-Yrs) | 0 (0) | 5.28 (0.52) | 0.0000 |
| Lab Values | |||
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.8 (0.19) | 4.73 (0.11) | 0.7697 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.56 (0.11) | 1.51 (0.05) | 0.6797 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 2.63 (0.17) | 2.56 (0.12) | 0.7855 |
| Triglycerides (g/L) | 1.17 (0.18) | 1.1 (0.06) | 0.6457 |
| CRP* (g/L) | 1.48 (0.33) | 6.4 (2.78) | 0.1826 |
| ESR (mm/hr) | 9.875 (1.53) | 14.72 (1.9) | 0.0498 |
| Globulins (g/L) | 29.54 (0.83) | 32.63 (0.59) | 0.0083 |
| Platelets (× 109/L) | 305.33 (16.31) | 268.67 (8.54) | 0.0488 |
| Neutrophils(× 109/L) | 10.51 (3.62) | 8.68 (1.49) | 0.5899 |
*: Statistics for Log Parameters Reported.