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. 2018 Aug 21;27(Suppl 1):s39–s40. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054320

Table 1.

Liver parameters in Sprague Dawley rats after 90 days of exposure

Female Male
Sham IQOS 3R4F Sham IQOS 3R4F
ALT levels (IU/L) 51.0±4.4 73.0±3.2**,**** 54.0±2.6 57.0±6.5 75.0±6.7* 68.0±5.8
Liver weight† 339.6±6.6 442.6±10.2***,**** 386.7±15.1* 329.3±5.1 381.7±13.2** 373.0±7.9***
Hepatocellular vacuolisation 0.7±0.4 1.5±0.2* 1.2±0.3 1.4±0.3 0.8±0.4 1.8±0.8

Data are from Wong et al 1 and are presented as mean±SEM.

*P<0.05 relative to sham; **P<0.01 relative to sham; ***P<0.001 relative to sham; ****P<0.01 relative to 3R4F.

†Normalised to body weight and reported as ×10−4.

ALT, alanine aminotransferase.