Assessment of exposure to secondhand smoke by questionnaire and salivary cotinine in the general population of Barcelona, Spain (2004-2005)


Por: Martinez-Sanchez, JM, Fernandez, E, Fu, M, Pascual, JA, Ariza, C, Agudo, A, Borras, JM, Schiaffino, A, Moncada, A, Jane, M, Salto, E, Nebot, M, Samet, JM

Publicada: 1 mar 2009
Resumen:
Objectives. To estimate the prevalence of self-reported exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) in different settings and to describe salivary cotinine concentration and its determinants among non-smokers. Methods. Cross-sectional study of a representative sample (N = 775) of adult non-smokers in Barcelona, Spain (years 2004-2005). We assessed exposure to SHS using a questionnaire and measurement of salivary cotinine concentration. We calculated prevalence rates of self-reported exposure and medians and geometric means of salivary cotinine concentration. We adjusted for potential confounding factors with multinomial logistic regression models. Results. The prevalence rate of self-reported exposure to SHS among non-smokers in any setting was 75.7% (95% CI: 72.7%-78.8%). The prevalence of exposure to SHS tended to decrease with age. The geometric mean of cotinine concentrations among non-smokers was 1.49 ng/ml (95% CI: 1.39-1.60 ng/ml) among all subjects, and 1.80 ng/ml (95% CI: 1.37-2.35 ng/ml) in subjects who reported exposure to SHS in all settings. In bivariate and multivariate analyses, the cotinine concentration increased with the number of smokers and the number of cigarettes smoked per day in the presence of non-smokers in the household. Conclusions. In this population, self-reported exposure to SHS is very high. Salivary cotinine concentrations in non-smokers are associated with exposure at home. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Filiaciones:
Martinez-Sanchez, JM:
 ICO, Tobacco Control & Res Unit, E-08907 Barcelona, Spain

 Inst Invest Biomed Bellvitge IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Expt & Hlth Sci, Barcelona, Spain

Fernandez, E:
 ICO, Tobacco Control & Res Unit, E-08907 Barcelona, Spain

 Inst Invest Biomed Bellvitge IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Barcelona, Dept Clin Sci, Barcelona, Spain

Fu, M:
 ICO, Tobacco Control & Res Unit, E-08907 Barcelona, Spain

 Inst Invest Biomed Bellvitge IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Barcelona, Dept Clin Sci, Barcelona, Spain

Pascual, JA:
 Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Expt & Hlth Sci, Barcelona, Spain

 IMIM Hosp del Mar, Neuropsychopharmacol Programme, Bioanal Res Grp, Barcelona, Spain

Ariza, C:
 ASPB, Evaluat & Intervent Methods Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Agudo, A:
 Inst Invest Biomed Bellvitge IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain

 ICO, Nutr Environm & Canc Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Borras, JM:
 Inst Invest Biomed Bellvitge IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain

Schiaffino, A:
 Ajuntament Terrassa IMSABS, Terrassa, Spain

Moncada, A:
 Ajuntament Terrassa IMSABS, Terrassa, Spain

Jane, M:
 Generalitat Catalunya, Dept Hlth, Barcelona, Spain

Salto, E:
 Generalitat Catalunya, Dept Hlth, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Barcelona, Dept Publ Hlth, Barcelona, Spain

Nebot, M:
 Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Expt & Hlth Sci, Barcelona, Spain

 ASPB, Evaluat & Intervent Methods Unit, Barcelona, Spain

Samet, JM:
 Univ So Calif, Keck Sch Med, Dept Prevent Med, Los Angeles, CA USA
ISSN: 00917435





PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
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ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 48 Número: 3
Páginas: 218-223
WOS Id: 000264738900004
ID de PubMed: 19166873

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