Table 5.
Change of secondary outcome variables over baseline
Variables—change over baseline | Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) | Nicotine-containing e-cigarettes | Nicotine-free e-cigarettes | |||||||||
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Mean difference | 95% CI | p value | Mean difference | 95% CI | p value | Mean difference | 95% CI | p value | ||||
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||||
CO (reduction in parts per million) | ||||||||||||
3 months over baseline | 10 | 8 | 11 | < .001 | 9 | 7 | 11 | < .001 | 7 | 5 | 9 | < .001 |
6 months over baseline | 8 | 6 | 10 | < .001 | 9 | 7 | 11 | < .001 | 6 | 4 | 8 | < .001 |
TC/HDL ratio (reduction) | ||||||||||||
3 months over baseline | 0.89 | − 0.16 | 1.91 | 0.09 | 0.18 | − 0.02 | 0.39 | 0.08 | 0.11 | − 0.14 | 0.36 | 0.39 |
6 months over baseline | 0.78 | − 0.27 | 1.80 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.009 | 0.01 | − 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.97 |
QRISK (reduction in %) | ||||||||||||
3 months over baseline | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | < .001 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.002 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.0 | < .001 |
6 months over baseline | 0.9 | − 0.4 | 2.3 | 0.164 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | < .001 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.001 |