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.