Table 1—

Characteristics of the 3 smokers groups

Group 1Group 2Group 3Total
Start03/05/200412/10/200403/10/2005
N (male/female)16 (5/11)14 (5/9)8 (0/8)38 (10/28)
Mean age yrs47435348
Exhaled CO ppm15.5610.5327.0017.69