Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and echocardiographic and laboratory parameters
| Control Subjects (n=40) |
E-Cigarette User (n=36) |
P-value | |
| Age, (Years) | 39.1±11.4 | 41.7±10.1 | 0.289 |
| Gender, (Female/Male) | 10/30 | 8/28 | 0.695 |
| BMI, (kg/m2) | 26.0±3.4 | 27.3±5.8 | 0.344 |
| SBP, (mmHg) | 114.9±9.2 | 116.2±12.2 | 0.534 |
| DBP, (mmHg) | 71.9±7.7 | 72.4±9.2 | 0.804 |
| FBG, (mg/dL) | 96±12.1 | 96.9±12.3 | 0.447 |
| Creatinine, (mg/dL) | 0.84±0.13 | 0.84±0.14 | 0.996 |
| Total Cholesterol, (mg/dL) | 191.6±32.7 | 191.1±32 | 0.948 |
| Triglyceride, (mg/dL) | 146.5±55.4 | 164.4±86.7 | 0.655 |
| HDL-cholesterol, (mg/dL) | 48.3±9.7 | 45.3±10.9 | 0.216 |
| LDL-cholesterol, (mg/dL) | 112.6±29.6 | 110±25.9 | 0.775 |
| Hemoglobin, (g/dL) | 14.6±1.7 | 14.4±1.3 | 0.385 |
| Leucocytes (103/mm3) | 7.1±1.5 | 6.5±1.7 | 0.099 |
| Platelets (103/mm3) | 263.7±38.3 | 261.3±57.7 | 0.344 |
| LVEF (%) | 61.8±2.7 | 61.1±3 | 0.579 |
Expressed as Mean ± Standard Deviation, p values were compared by Student' T-test or chi-square test as appropriate, p<0.05 significant.
BMI: body mass index, SBP: Systolic blood pressure, DBP: Diastolic blood pressure, FBG: Fasting blood glucose, HDL: High-density lipoprotein; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein, LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction