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. 2021 Jun 25;321(2):H339–H352. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00206.2021

Table 2.

Offspring anthropometric and organ assessments

1 Mo
3 Mo
7 Mo
ANOVA ANCOVA
Air E-cig0 E-cig18 ANOVA P= Air E-cig0 E-cig18 ANOVA P= Air E-cig0 E-cig18 ANOVA P= Exposure/Age Interaction P= Exposure/Sex Interaction P=
Data at birth/weaning
 Pups in study (n=) 5 11 13 9 9 7 7 7 7
 Sex (male, female) 3, 2 6, 5 6, 7 4, 5 5, 4 3, 4 3, 4 2, 5 4, 3
 Pup body mass at P21, g 44.9 ± 0.7 43.5 ± 2.2 44.4 ± 2.1 0.91 42.5 ± 2.8 41.2 ± 3.5 40.0 ± 3.4 0.89 37.9 ± 2.0 40.9 ± 3.8 39.5 ± 3.9 0.94 0.97 0.53
Data at sacrifice
 Body mass, g 184 ± 23 193 ± 20 280 ± 50 0.59 388 ± 47 395 ± 47 360 ± 33 0.86 519 ± 85 429 ± 70 517 ± 62 0.61 0.74 0.47
 Heart mass, g 0.69 ± 0.04 0.73 ± 0.04 0.75 ± 0.10 0.89 1.13 ± 0.10 1.13 ± 0.10 1.20 ± 0.06 0.84 1.07 ± 0.24 1.19 ± 0.10 1.43 ± 0.18 0.37 0.71 0.79
 Heart/body mass ratio, mg/mg 4.4 ± 0.2 4.2 ± 0.2 3.7 ± 0.1* 0.03 3.0 ± 0.1 3.1 ± 0.2 3.4 ± 0.1 0.23 2.6 ± 0.3 3.2 ± 0.1* 2.7 ± 0.1 0.09 0.01 0.47
 Lung, g 1.04 ± 0.11 1.05 ± 0.10 1.15 ± 0.14 0.79 1.41 ± 0.10 1.49 ± 0.13 1.76 ± 0.15 0.15 1.70 ± 0.05 1.42 ± 0.08 1.72 ± 0.10 0.06 0.52 0.55
 Lung/body mass ratio, mg/mg 6.9 ± 1.2 6.2 ± 0.8 5.9 ± 0.3 0.65 3.8 ± 0.3 4.2 ± 0.4 4.9 ± 0.3 0.09 3.9 ± 0.9 4.2 ± 0.2 3.8 ± 0.3 0.87 0.43 0.28
 Liver mass, g 7.0 ± 0.6 8.2 ± 0.7 9.0 ± 1.6 0.62 13.2 ± 1.5 12.9 ± 2.0 11.5 ± 1.5 0.78 12.9 ± 3.0 14.1 ± 2.3 16.2 ± 4.2 0.79 0.83 0.89

Values are means ± SE, unless indicated otherwise. ANCOVA, analysis of covariance; E-cig0, E-cig device without nicotine; E-cig18, E-cig device with 18 mg/mL nicotine; P21, postnatal day 21 (i.e., weaning).

*P < 0.05 compared with control (i.e., air) in same age group.