Table 2

Changes in systemic variables (SD) in smokers and non-smokers after breathing 100% oxygen

Blood pressureMean blood pressure
(mm Hg)
Heart rate
(per minute)
Systolic (mm Hg) Diastolic (mm Hg)
Non-smokers:
 Before O2 116 (16)74 (8)95 (11)74 (10)
 After O2 105 (14)73 (8)89 (11)72 (11)
 difference−9% (6)−6% (5)
 p Value<0.001NS<0.02NS
Smokers:
 Before O2 134 (16)82 (10)108 (12)77 (15)
 After O2 127 (16)83 (11)105 (11)75 (13)
 Difference−6% (6)
 p Value<0.002NSNSNS
  • NS = non-significant.