Table 3.

Left ventricle thickness, using M-mode echocardiography for control vs. gestational TiO₂-exposed animals at the young adult (6-12 wk) stage

Measurement	Units	Control Average ± SE	Exposed Average ± SE
IVS;d	mm	1.92 ± 0.06	1.77 ± 0.06
IVS;s	mm	3.21 ± 0.06*	2.91 ± 0.07*
LVID;d	mm	6.45 ± 0.13	6.14 ± 0.17
LVID;s	mm	3.28 ± 0.15	3.07 ± 0.10
LVPW;d	mm	1.88 ± 0.10	1.77 ± 0.07
LVPW;s	mm	2.87 ± 0.09	2.69 ± 0.08

Values are averages ± SE for each measure. IVS;d, interventricular end-diastolic septal thickness; IVS;s, interventricular end-systolic septal thickness; LVID;d, left ventricular end-diastolic internal thickness; LVID;s, left ventricular end-systolic thickness; LVPW;d, left ventricular end-diastolic posterior wall thickness; LVPW;s, left ventricular end-systolic posterior wall thickness.

^*P ≤ 0.05.