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. 2015 Nov 2;20(6-7):382–390. doi: 10.3109/1354750X.2015.1094133

Table 2. Smokers by usual brand cigarette “tar” category a .

“Tar” category TH S TB Overall
Intent-to-treat sample
 Full flavor b 17 15 19 51
 Full flavor low machine yield c 25 26 24 75
 Ultra-low machine yield d 1 1 1 3
Per-protocol sample
 Full flavor b 14 10 16 40
 Full flavor low machine yield c 17 9 18 44
 Ultra-low machine yield d 1 0 1 2

TH, switched to tobacco-heating cigarette; S, switched to snus; TB, switched to ultra-low machine yield tobacco-burning cigarette.

a“Tar” category as determined by the Cambridge Filter Method (CFM) (FTC, 1967, 1980). CFM “tar” ratings for two brands (subjects) were unknown.

b>13 mg CFM “tar”.

c6–13 mg CFM “tar”.

d<6 mg CFM “tar”.