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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population setting

From: Young smoker “ABCD” vascular assessment: a four-step ultrasound examination for detecting peripheral, extra and intra-cranial early arterial damage

CHARACTERISTICS

NON-SMOKERS

SMOKERS

p

(n = 43)

(n = 38)

Age (years)

27 ± 4

26 ± 3

ns

Male/Female

21/22

18/20

ns

BMI (Kg/m2)

23 ± 2

23 ± 2

ns

Number of cigarettes/day

0 ± 0

11 ± 5

<0.01

Smoking duration (years)

0 ± 0

8 ± 2

<0.01

SBP at rest (mmHg)

115 ± 15

117 ± 5

ns

DBP at rest (mmHg)

69 ± 8

70 ± 5

ns

Heart rate at rest (bpm)

65 ± 4

66 ± 4

ns

SBP 1 min after smoking (mmHg)

nd

127 ± 4

nd

DBP 1 min after smoking (mmHg)

nd

75 ± 4

nd

Heart rate 1 min after smoking (bpm)

nd

74 ± 2

nd

SBP 10 min after smoking (mmHg)

nd

120 ± 4

nd

DBP 10 min after smoking (mmHg)

nd

70 ± 4

nd

Heart rate 10 min after smoking (bpm)

nd

68 ± 2

nd

MCA MFV at rest (cm/s)

63 ± 4

63 ± 5

ns

  1. BMI body mass index; SBP systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure; MCA middle cerebral artery; MFV mean flow velocity; nd, not done; ns, not significantly different; data are expressed as mean ± SD