Table 4.

Comparison of baseline and 6-months follow-up cardiovascular disease risk factors between continuing smokers and quitters

	Mean±SD		P a
	Quitters	Continuing smokers
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)
Baseline	190.6±42.2	180.6±40.0	0.356
6-months follow-up	177.9±46.1	181.6±48.4	0.364
Pb	0.183	0.725
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)
Baseline	112.7±35.5	109.2±44.1	0.931
6-months follow-up	113.1±43.5	111.7±32.7	0.649
Pb	0.750	0.386
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)
Baseline	40.7±11.0	41.5±10.2	0.156
6-months follow-up	43.7±11.3	40.5±10.7	0.067
Pb	0.068	0.102
Triglyceride (mg/dl)
Baseline	189.7±107.7	165.8±100.5	0.059
6-months follow-up	155.9±90.1	178.8±150.9	0.604
Pb	0.192	0.751
Glucose (mg/dl)
Baseline	108.0±39.0	96.5±36.2	0.242
6-months follow-up	98.7±36.1	98.1±41.7	0.165
Pb	0.003	0.563

^aP value: Mann-Whitney U-test (between groups) (comparison of continuing smokers and quitters), ^bP value: Wilcoxin test (within group) (comparison of baseline and 6 months follow-up). LDL: Low density lipoprotein, HDL: High density lipoprotein, SD: Standard deviation