Table 6.
The comparison between subgroups of smokers and nonsmokers. B: whole blood; E: erythrocyte; L: leukocyte; D: a difference between the levels at baseline (1) and at the end of the study period (2).
| Nonsmokers n = 11 |
Smokers n = 25 |
p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Age (years) | 40.09 | 13.62 | 41.40 | 13.93 | 0.795 |
| BMI | 27.42 | 3.51 | 25.17 | 3.65 | 0.094 |
| B-Pb-1 (μg/dl) | 10.42 | 7.18 | 10.82 | 8.03 | 0.886 |
| B-Pb-2 (μg/dl) | 49.33 | 10.94 | 49.04 | 15.60 | 0.956 |
| B-Pb-D (μg/dl) | 38.91 | 12.25 | 38.23 | 16.13 | 0.902 |
| Ca-1 (mg/dl) | 110.48 | 5.85 | 113.46 | 6.14 | 0.184 |
| Ca-2 (mg/dl) | 120.04 | 4.89 | 114.65 | 9.07 | 0.018 |
| Ca-D (mg/dl) | 9.55 | 8.62 | 1.19 | 10.56 | 0.027 |
| E-SOD-1 (NU/mg Hb) | 168.74 | 18.76 | 183.07 | 19.55 | 0.048 |
| E-SOD-2 (NU/mg Hb) | 174.51 | 29.20 | 176.31 | 22.37 | 0.841 |
| E-SOD-D (NU/mg Hb) | 5.77 | 25.72 | −6.76 | 28.63 | 0.221 |
| L-CuZn-SOD-1 (NU/mg P) | 10.44 | 2.15 | 11.45 | 2.01 | 0.186 |
| L-CuZn-SOD-2 (NU/mg P) | 13.24 | 2.23 | 11.11 | 3.59 | 0.078 |
| L-CuZn-SOD-D (NU/mg P) | 2.80 | 3.80 | −0.34 | 3.98 | 0.034 |
| L-CAT-1 (U/mg P) | 35.78 | 8.49 | 39.24 | 11.41 | 0.374 |
| L-CAT-2 (U/mg P) | 37.14 | 7.78 | 46.53 | 15.93 | 0.023 |
| L-CAT-D (U/mg P) | 1.36 | 12.38 | 7.29 | 20.06 | 0.373 |