Published on November 15, 2012 at 7:15 AM
Participants in the study were 125 smokers with asthma, 46 percent female, with an average age of around 37. They reported being regular smokers for an average of 20.6 years and smoked about a pack of cigarettes per day. Of those who participated in the study, 54.5 percent were African-American, 41.5 were Caucasian; 1.6 percent were Asian and 2.4 percent reported "other."
Funding for the study was supported by the UC Department of Psychology.
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Source: University of Cincinnati