Table 2.
Comparison of puffing topography data between products within a user group.
| User group | Product | Puff number (n)a | Total puff volume (mL)a | Mean puff volume (mL) | Puff duration (s) | Puff interval (s) | Session Length (s)* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (±SD) | Tukey’s rankingb | Mean (±SD) | Tukey’s rankingb | Mean (±SD) | Tukey’s rankingb | Mean (±SD) | Tukey’s rankingb | Mean (±SD) | Tukey’s rankingb | Mean (±SD) | Tukey’s rankingb | ||
| 1 n = 50 | C651 | 17.3 (±5.9) | b | 682.8 (±224.7) | b | 41.3 (±12.7) | b | 1.5 (±0.5) | a | 18.8 (±10.6) | b | 289.5 (±85.7) | b |
| THS2.4(T) | 15.0 (±5.5) | b | 730.9 (±350.4) | b |
48.8 (±17.9) |
a | 1.4 (±0.5) | a | 17.1 (±20.7) | b | 195.6 (±87.2) | c | |
| IS1.0(T) | 58.6 (±37.6) | a | 2347.2 (±1480.7) | a | 41.6 (±16.0) | b | 1.4 (±0.6) | a | 27.6 (±22.5) | a | 1064.8 (±104.8) | a | |
| 2 n = 50 | IS1.0(T) | 63.6 (±36.2) | — | 2503.1 (±1629.4) | — | 41.2 (±17.0) | — | 1.5 (±0.6) | — | 23.3 (±17.3) | — | 1030.7 (±88.8) | — |
| 3 n = 52 | C651 | 16.0 (±5.6) | a | 596.8 (±197.1) | a | 39.3 (±12.4) | b | 1.6 (±0.5) | a | 18.8 (±10.6) | a | 269.3 (±88.0) | a |
| THP1.0(T) | 15.4 (±7.4) | a | 731.3 (±437.6) | a | 46.6 (±16.8) | a | 1.6 (±0.5) | a | 11.1 (±5.8) | b | 150.4 (±40.5) | b | |
aC651, THS2.4(T) and THP1.0(T) are stick-based products and therefore had a limited usage period compared to IS1.0(T).
bDifferent letters within a group indicate statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) between mean values.