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. 2019 Oct 16;22(8):1383–1389. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntz199

Table 2.

Geometric Means and Between Group Differences of Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect

(a) Cousers versus cigarette smokers
Parent compound or indication Biomarkers Cousers (n = 167)
Unadjusted GM (95% CI)
Cigarette smokers (n = 911)
Unadjusted GM (95% CI)
p (unadjusted)a Cousers (n = 167)
Adj. GM (95% CI)
Cigarette smokers (n = 911)
Adj. GM (95% CI)
p (adjusted)b
NNK NNAL, pmol/mg 0.97 (0.85, 1.11) 1.36 (1.28, 1.44) <.001 0.83 (0.70, 0.98) 0.88 (0.74, 1.04) .467
Acrolein 3-HPMA, nmol/mg 7.02 (6.24, 7.89) 6.78 (6.47, 7.09) .586 6.79 (5.83, 7.90) 5.77 (4.92, 6.76) .019
Acrylonitrile CEMA, nmol/mg 0.96 (0.86, 1.08) 0.63 (0.60, 0.66) <.001 0.97 (0.82, 1.15) 0.55 (0.42, 0.65) <.001
Propylene oxide 2-HPMA, nmol/mg 0.65 (0.48, 0.73) 0.65 (0.62, 0.69) .952 0.69 (0.58, 0.83) 0.66 (0.55, 0.80) .626
Crotonaldehyde HMPMA, nmol/mg 3.95 (3.53, 4.43) 4.00 (3.82, 4.18) .864 3.99 (3.44, 4.62) 3.52 (3.01, 4.10) .060
Benzene SPMA, pmol/mg 3.98 (3.39, 4.67) 3.50 (3.26, 3.75) .154 3.58 (2.84, 4.51) 2.65 (2.08, 3.38) .005
Phenanthrene PheT, pmol/mg 3.15 (2.80, 3.56) 2.18 (2.08, 2.29) <.001 2.67 (2.27, 3.14) 1.86 (1.57, 2.20) <.001
(b) Blunt users versus nonblunt cousers
Parent compound or indication Biomarkers Blunt users (n = 34)
Unadjusted GM (95% CI)
Nonblunt cousers (n = 133)
Unadjusted GM (95% CI)
p (unadjusted)a Blunt users (n = 34)
Adj. GM (95% CI)
Nonblunt cousers (n = 133)
Adj. GM (95% CI)
p (adjusted)c
NNK NNAL, pmol/mg 0.66 (0.51, 0.85) 1.07 (0.92, 1.25) .002 0.83 (0.64, 1.09) 0.95 (0.79, 1.14) .359
Acrolein 3-HPMA, nmol/mg 4.90 (3.82, 6.27) 7.70 (6.77, 8.74) .003 7.46 (5.84, 9.52) 9.25 (7.86, 10.87) .088
Acrylonitrile CEMA, nmol/mg 0.73 (0.56, 0.95) 1.03 (0.91, 1.17) .025 1.03 (0.79, 1.34) 1.16 (0.97, 1.39) .360
Propylene oxide 2-HPMA, nmol/mg 0.54 (0.40, 0.73) 0.68 (0.59, 0.77) .178 0.62 (0.44, 0.89) 0.63 (0.50, 0.80) .922
Crotonaldehyde HMPMA, nmol/mg 2.77 (2.14, 3.59) 4.33 (3.83, 4.90) .004 4.29 (3.39, 5.42) 5.29 (4.53, 6.18) .084
Benzene SPMA, pmol/mg 2.61 (1.75, 3.90) 4.43 (3.74, 5.25) .022 2.75 (1.81, 4.18) 3.77 (2.85, 4.98) .143
Phenanthrene PheT, pmol/mg 2.19 (1.72, 2.78) 3.46 (3.03, 3.96) .002 2.78 (2.03, 3.81) 2.98 (2.42, 3.67) .674

2-HPMA = 2-hydroxypropylmercapturic acid; 3-HPMA = 3-hydroxypropylmercapturic acid; CEMA = 2-cyanoethylmercapturic acid; CI = confidence interval; CPD = cigarettes per day; FTND = Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; GM = geometric mean; HMPMA = 3-hydroxy-1-methylpropylmercapturic acid; PheT = phenanthrene tetraol; SPMA = S-phenylmercapturic acid; TNE = total nicotine equivalent.

a p value from two-sample t test.

b p value from use group coefficient in regression model adjusting for age, gender, race (white/black/other), smoking duration, FTND, blunt use, nonblunt other tobacco product use, and cigarette brand.

c p value from use group coefficient in regression model adjusting for age, race (white/black/other), smoking duration, CPD, log TNE, menthol use, number of cannabis use days during baseline, and cigarette brand.