Estimation daily nicotine intake and intake per cigarette smoked by cigarette nicotine yield
| Nicotine yield (mg/cigarette) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Ultra low yield (0–0.1) n=19 | Low yield (0.1–<0.6) n=88 | Medium yield (0.6–<1.0) n=102 | High yield (≥1.0) n=37 | ANOVA |
| *Urinary nicotine metabolite concentrations were defined as summing up urinary nicotine, cotinine, and trans-3`-hydroxycotinine concentrations. | |||||
| Urinary nicotine metabolite concentrations (μg/g creatinine)*, mean (SD) | 3582 (2350) | 5931 (4408) | 6616 (4093) | 7716 (3491) | F=4.87 p=0.0026 |
| Estimated daily nicotine intake (mg), mean (SD) | 15.8 (10.7) | 26.0 (23.8) | 31.8 (27.2) | 34.5 (19.4) | F=3.45 p=0.0174 |
| Self reported daily cigarette consumption, mean (SD) | 25.3 (9.0) | 26.7 (10.8) | 25.1 (11.6) | 26.5 (8.3) | F=0.43 p=0.734 |
| Estimated intake of nicotine (mg) per cigarette smoked, mean (SD) | 0.59 (0.32) | 1.01 (0.86) | 1.27 (0.82) | 1.36 (0.82) | F=5.5 p=0.0011 |