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Table 2 Changes (Δ) of parameters at rest between baseline and acute smoking withdrawal (follow up I)

From: Effects of varenicline on sympatho-vagal balance and cue reactivity during smoking withdrawal: a randomised placebo-controlled trial

Parameters

Δ (follow up I - baseline)

p value for interaction (repeated measures ANOVA)

Placebo

Varenicline

MSNA burst frequency [bursts/min]

−6.3 ± 2.4*

−2.7 ± 2.4

0.308

MSNA burst incidence [bursts/100 heart beats]

−3.0 ± 3.3

−3.9 ± 5.0

0.886

Heart rate [1/min]

−6.9 ± 2.6*

−0.5 ± 2.1

0.078

BRS [ms/mmHg]

+6.6 ± 3.4

−2.3 ± 2.9

0.086

SBP [mmHg]

−8.4 ± 3.4*

−3.4 ± 2.5

0.277

DBP [mmHg]

−3.4 ± 2.3

+0.4 ± 3.3

0.333

  1. *p < 0.05 for within-group changes assessed in a paired T test