Fig. 2. Inhalation exposure to E-cig aerosols alters heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV).
Bars (males) or gray circles (females) represent least square means (±SEM) of change from 5-min baseline in heart rate and HRV (SDNN and RMSSD) at different exposure phases (a–i), and indicated by study timeline (j) with Expo denoting puff sessions, Post- denoting 4–9 min after each puff session, and Late Post- indicating 9–28 min after the final puff session. Dashed lines mark Air mean. Significance determined by two-sided P < 0.05 (vs. Air: star; between sexes: diamond) in mixed model analyses. Asterisk indicates nicotine present. “E-Tobac” and “E-Menth” denote E-Tobacco (n = 4) and E-Menthol (n = 7) among males. For Air, PG, VG, and PG:VG, n = 8 among males. For females, n = 4 per treatment. For averages of individual subjects by phase, and simple means and standard errors, see Supplementary Fig. 5. Source data, including all p values, are provided as a Source Data file.