Study IL-1β (pg/mL) TNF-α (pg/mL)
NS CS VS WS NS CS VS WS
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
ArRejaie et al. [57] 36.91 (22.3) 246.53 (115.2)a,c 196.23 (90.8)c NR NR NR NR NR
AlQahtani et al. [58] 19.7 (22.3) 281.4 (13.2)a 205.2 (230.7)b 272.6 (15.9)a 6.7 (8.1) 109.2 (20.5)a 24.3 (32.4)a 105.6 (22.7)a
Al-Aali et al. [59] 19.7 (22.3) NR 205.2 (230.7)a NR 6.7 (8.1) NR 24.3 (32.4)c NR
Sinha et al. [61] 19.7 (22.3) NR 205.2 (230.7)a NR 6.7 (8.1) NR 24.3 (32.4)c NR

aCompared to NS (P < 0.01), bcompared to NS (P < 0.05), ccompared to group NS (P < 0.001).
CS = cigarette smokers; WS = waterpipe smokers; VS = vape smokers; NS = non-smokers; IL-1β = interleukin-1β; NR= not represented; SD = standard deviation.