Association between the Time of Length since Smoking Cessation and Insulin Resistance in Asymptomatic Korean Male Ex-Smokers

Table 2

HOMA-IR values according to 5 years smoking cessation categories in ex-smokers.

Nonsmoking period (years)	N	Mean ± SD	value
0–5	52	1.28 ± 1.28	0.118
6–10	55	0.93 ± 0.87
11–15	29	0.80 ± 0.61
≥16	28	0.98 ± 0.96

value was obtained by Kruskal-Wallis analysis.