Research Article

Aerobic Exercise versus Electronic Cigarette in Vascular Aging Process: First Histological Insight

Table 2

Comparison of the number of layers of elastic fibers between the e-cigarette (K2) exposure group and the combination of e-cigarette exposure and moderate-intensity aerobic physical exercise (K3).

GroupNumber of layers of elastic fibers value
MedianRange (min–max)

K279.08.0-10.00.628
K369.08.0-9.0

Description: the Mann–Whitney test. K0: control group; K1: moderate-intensity physical exercise group; K2: group exposed to electronic cigarettes; K3: moderate-intensity physical exercise group and exposed to electronic cigarettes.