Current smokers (N = 88) | Non-smokers (never-smoked) (N = 212) | Ex-smoker (N = 202) | |
---|---|---|---|
Smoking pack-years (mean; SD) | 24.5 (13)* | --- | 16.6 (13)* |
CRP g/L (mean) (SD) | 10.1 (25)** | 5.9 (10)** | 5.8 (11)** |
ESR mm/hour (mean) (SD) | 25.6 (22)*** | 19.8 (17)*** | 21.4 (19) |
IgG g/L (mean) (SD) | 9.9 (3) # | 10.6 (2) | 10.4 (3) |
IgA g/L (mean) (SD) | 2.6 (1) | 2.7 (1) | 2.7 (1) |
IgM g/L (mean) (SD) | 1.2 (0.6) | 1.3 (0.9) | 1.3 (0.7) |
GMC¤ immune response 23F | 2.6 ## | 3.7 | 3.3 |
GMC¤ immune response 6B | 1.8 ### | 2.4 | 2.2 |