Table 3. Data on patients before and after smoking cessation therapy.

	Nicotine Pacth		Varenicline		P- value†
	(n = 89)		(n = 95)		time × group
	Before	After	Before	After
BMI (kg/m2)	23.6±3.4	24.0±3.8**	23.4±3.8	23.8±3.9**	0.716
SBP (mmHg)	130±19	128±19	130±21	125±21*	0.358
DBP (mmHg)	75±11	73±12	76±12	74±13	0.777
HbA1c (%)	5.7±0.8	5.8±0.9	5.6±1.1	5.6±1.0	0.639
TG (mg/dl)	173±106	205±133**	171±102	194±126	0.591
HDL-C (mg/dl)	53.5±15.6	56.6±16.4**	55.2±15.5	59.1±16.8**	0.623
LDL-C (mg/dl)	114±28	120±30*	118±28	119±30	0.225

^* P<0.05,

^** P<0.01 vs. before smoking cessation therapy.

^†Two-way repeated measures ANOVA (time [before and after] × group).