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. 2009 Mar 18;169(9):1113–1123. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwp021

Table 1.

Prevalence of Smoking at Various Time Periods Indicated by Variables Derived From Interviews, Northern California Childhood Leukemia Study, 1999–2007

Self-reported Cigarette Smoking Variable Response
Median Nicotine Concentration (ng/g)
Yes No % Yes Yes No P Valuea
Mother ever smoked 137 326 30 465 203 <0.0001
Mother smoked at first interview 41 422 9 1,256 240 <0.0001
Mother smoked during 3 months before conceptionb 53 410 11 1,071 237 <0.0001
Mother smoked during pregnancyb 29 434 6 1,634 245 <0.0001
Mother smoked after birthb 53 409 11 847 235 <0.0001
Father ever smoked 182 277 40 415 184 <0.0001
Father smoked at first interview 76 380 17 774 214 <0.0001
Father smoked during 3 months before conceptionb 95 363 21 613 215 <0.0001
Anyone else smoked during 1 year before birth 25 438 5 1,109 252 <0.0001
Anyone else smoked during 1 year after birth 17 443 4 1,109 255 <0.0001
Anyone smoked in the house during the month before dust collectionb 21 446 4 1,256 256 <0.0001
a

Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance.

b

Indicates that cigarette consumption (cigarettes smoked per day) was obtained for this category.