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Table 4 Electrocardiographic (ECG) parameters among the three study groups (N = 105)

From: A comparison of electrocardiographic parameters in e-cigarette users, conventional cigarette smokers, and non-smokers

Variable (mean ± SD)

Group 1 (n = 35)

Group 2 (n = 35)

Group 3 (n = 35)

p value between Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3

p value between Group 1 and Group 2

F test

P wave amplitude (mv)

0.251 ± 0.001

0.249 ± 0.004

0.25 ± 0.003

0.37$

0.9#

1

P wave duration (ms)

114.6 ± 7.8

111.4 ± 12.16

108 ± 15.1

0.08$

0.223#

2.6

P-R interval (ms)

126 ± 8.1

126.57 ± 8.7

127.71 ± 9.1

0.702$

0.279#

0.35

QRS complex(ms)

88.86 ± 9.3

87.7 ± 9.4

100.57 ± 6.8

 < 0.001* $

0.580#

23.9

QT interval

360 ± 17.6

361.22 ± 14.2

343.7 ± 24.3

 < 0.001* $

0.783#

22.751

QTc interval(ms)

390.9 ± 13.16

394.86 ± 16.19

385 ± 13.16

 < 0.001* $

0.633#

51.4

Tpe interval (ms)

83.2 ± 6.6

85.5 ± 4.3

78.86 ± 5.2

 < 0.001* $

0.85#

188.7

TPe/QT ratio

0.23 ± 0.01

0.25 ± 0.02

0.2 ± 0.03

 < 0.001* $

0.79#

250.9

TPe/QTc ratio

0.21 ± 0.02

0.23 ± 0.03

0.19 ± 0.02

 < 0.001* $

0.76#

964.5

  1. Group 1: Electronic cigarette smokers
  2. Group 2: Conventional cigarette smokers
  3. Group 3: Non-smokers control group
  4. *Statistically significant at p value < 0.05
  5. $One-way Anova
  6. #LSD post-hoc test