TABLE 2

Effects of menthol cigarette smoking on the disposition kinetics of nicotine

Values in parentheses represent 95% CI.



Total Clearance

Renal CL

Nonrenal CL

T1/2

VSS

f

CLnic→cot

M
NM
M
NM
M
NM
M
NM
M
NM
M
NM
M
NM
ml/min ml/min ml/min min l ml/min
African-Americans 1290 (1087-1493) 1472 (1235-1710) 87 (30-144) 110 (-1-214) 1202 (1017-1388) 1363 (1184-1542) 147 (97-197) 145 (76-214) 214 (167-261) 236 (172-299) 0.72c (0.67-0.76) 0.72c (0.63-0.81) 922 (773-1071) 1043 (908-1179)
Whites 1288 (853-1724) 1390 (878-1902) 87 (30-143) 76 (29-121) 1202 (782-1622) 1315 (831-1799) 166 (120-210) 136 (81-191) 231 (165-297) 202 (154-250) 0.60c (0.49-0.70) 0.59c (0.54-0.64) 778 (463-1092) 837 (477-1197)
All
1289a (1085-1493)
1431 (1191-1672)
87 (52-121)
92 (40-144)
1202a (1008-1397)
1339 (1191-1672)
156 (127-185)
140 (103-178)
223 (188-258)
219 (184-254)
0.66 (0.60-0.72)
0.65 (0.39-0.71)
850b (696-1004)
940 (766-1115)
  • M, menthol; NM, nonmenthol.

  • a p = 0.02, M versus NM.

  • b p = 0.09, M versus NM.

  • c p = 0.005, African-American versus whites.