Table 1.
Nicotine and Cotinine Concentrationsa in Neonatal, Maternal, and Paternal Hair in the Study Groups, Korea, 2005–2007
| Smoker Group | No. | Nicotine | Cotinine | ||||
| Neonate | Mother | Father | Neonate | Mother | Father | ||
| No smoker | 27 | 0.12 (0.15) | 0.51 (0.49) | 2.67 (3.01) | 0.04 (0.06) | 0.05 (0.05) | 0.22 (0.19) |
| Smoker father | 36 | 0.20 (0.39) | 1.39 (1.83) | 30.21 (32.75) | 0.04 (0.10) | 0.14 (0.17) | 2.96 (1.79) |
| Outdoor | 27 | 0.09 (0.11) | 0.80 (0.81) | 25.89 (32.23) | 0.02 (0.05) | 0.10 (0.09) | 2.82 (1.69) |
| Indoor | 9 | 0.53 (0.69) | 3.18 (2.77) | 43.18 (29.18) | 0.11 (0.17) | 0.29 (0.28) | 3.38 (2.09) |
a
Values are expressed as mean (standard deviation) concentration, ng/mg hair.