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Smokers with honey (n = 32)
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Smokers without honey (n = 32)
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Pre-intervention
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Post-intervention
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Pre-intervention
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Post-intervention
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TNF-α (pg/mL)
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2615.86 (145.31)
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3855.92 (217.83)*
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3026.64 (128.74)
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2893.59 (68.36)
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IL-6 (ng/mL)
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1.60 (0.19)
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1.77(0.17)
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1.96 (0.26)
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1.73 (0.26)
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hsCRP (ng/mL)
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2.31 (0.32)
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1.61 (0.26)*
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2.91 (2.38)
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1.65 (2.43)
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- Data are presented as mean (SEM). TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-alpha; IL: interleukin; hsCRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein
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*p < 0.05 compared to the corresponding pre-intervention (Paired t-test)