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Palpitations and systolic blood pressure of smokers and non-smokers
| Variable | Smokers (n=360) |
Non-smokers (n=180) |
χ2 | P value |
| Palpitations | ||||
| Yes | 50 (13.8%) | 0 (0%) | 26.51 | <0.001* |
| No | 310 (86.2%) | 160 (100%) | ||
| Blood pressure | ||||
| Normal | 146 (42.9%) | 108 (65.1%) | 22.59 | <0.001* |
| Prehypertension | 103 (30.3%) | 35 (21.1%) | ||
| Hypertension | 91 (26.8%) | 23 (13.9%) |
(Pearson χ2 test), *p<0.001.
