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Table 1 Urinary creatinine adjusted cotinine concentrations (µg/g) in children of smoking and non-smoking families

From: Association between parental smoking and child exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in Israel

 

Smoking Families

(N = 46)

Nonsmoking Families

(N = 119)

All

(N = 165)

Percent with UC above the LOQ

65.2%

20.7%

33.3%

Mean + STD, Urinary Cotinine

3.25 ± 4.55

0.82 ± 1.93

1.52 ± 3.06

Mean + STD, Log Urinary Cotinine

0.18 ± 1.57

-1.1 ± 1.15

-0.71 ± 1.42

Median Urinary Cotinine

1.34

0.23

0.34

Geometric Mean Urinary Cotinine

1.2

0.33

0.49

  1. STD = standard deviation
  2. P value smoking compared to nonsmoking families  < 0.001