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

Table 2.

Pearson Correlation Coefficient Matrix of Continuous Variables Significantly Correlated (P < 0.05) With (Logged) House-Dust Nicotine Concentration, Northern California Childhood Leukemia Study, 1999–2007

Lognormal (House-Dust Nicotine Concentration) Cigarette Consumptiona of Father 3 Months Before Conception Cigarette Consumption of Mother 3 Months Before Conception Cigarette Consumption of Mother While Pregnant Cigarette Consumption of Mother After Birth Household Cigarette Consumption at Dust Collection Mother's Age Father's Age Mother's Education Father's Education Household Annual Income Age of Residence Breastfeeding Duration Size of Sampling Area Vacuum Use Frequency
469 454 463 462 462 467 463 459 469 458 469 413 462 385 457
Lognormal (house-dust nicotine concentration) 1 0.37** 0.24** 0.17* 0.31** 0.29** −0.26** −0.16* −0.27** −0.28** −0.24** 0.13* −0.18** −0.16* 0.15*
Cigarette consumption of father 3 months before conception 1 0.41** 0.20** 0.46** 0.29** −0.14* −0.05 −0.18* −0.21** −0.16* 0.00 −0.08 −0.05 0.12*
Cigarette consumption of mother 3 months before conception 1 0.75** 0.87** 0.30** −0.13* −0.04 −0.11* −0.09* −0.01 −0.04 −0.07 −0.02 0.04
Cigarette consumption of mother while pregnant 1 0.63** 0.26** −0.09* −0.08 −0.06 −0.03 0.00 −0.01 −0.06 0.03 −0.01
Cigarette consumption of mother after birth 1 0.38** −0.15* −0.07 −0.14* −0.12* −0.04 −0.04 −0.10* −0.08 0.08
Household cigarette consumption at dust collection 1 −0.12* −0.03 −0.16* −0.15* −0.14* 0.04 −0.07 −0.03 0.09
Mother's age 1 0.75** 0.42** 0.39** 0.37** 0.11* 0.24** 0.11* −0.26**
Father's age 1 0.36** 0.34** 0.32** 0.09 0.20** 0.05 −0.23**
Mother's education 1 0.69** 0.60** 0.06 0.17* 0.06 −0.35**
Father's education 1 0.59** 0.03 0.23** 0.09 −0.37**
Household annual income 1 −0.05 0.11* 0.13* −0.33**
Age of residence 1 0.10* −0.14* −0.04
Breastfeeding duration 1 0.00 −0.21**
Size of sampling area 1 0.09
Vacuum use frequency 1

* P < 0.05; **P < 0.0001.

a

Cigarettes smoked per day.