Table 4

 Cotinine: creatinine ratio (CCR) by self reported smoking status (equivalent to Lee’s table 2)

Non-smoker n (%)Subtotal*Never-smoker n (%)Ex-smoker n (%)Current smoker n (%)Subtotal*Total
*Subtotals of non-smoker and current smoker divided at 100 ng/mg CCR level.
CCR (ng/mg)
    084 (26.4)78(27.3)6(18.8)1(1.3)
    2–29 (9.1)23(8.0)6(18.8)1(1.3)
    10–95 (29.9)86(30.1)9(28.1)2(2.6)
    25–64 (20.1)61(21.3)3(9.4)1(1.3)
    50–18 (5.7)29016(5.6)2(6.3)3(3.8)8298
    100–3(0.9)3(1.0)0(0.0)4(5.1)
    250–2(0.6)1(0.3)1(3.1)9(11.5)
    500–6(1.9)4(1.4)2(6.3)9(11.5)
    1000–9(2.8)8(2.8)1(3.1)18(23.1)
    2000–8(2.5)286(2.1)2(6.3)30(38.5)7098
    Total318 (100.0)286(100.0)32(100.0)78(100.0)396
Median CCR (ng/mg)17.417.413.61482.8
Median cotinine (ng/ml)14.31416.51681.8
Median creatinine (mg/ml)0.910.911.061.05