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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Res. 2015 Oct;142:568–574. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.08.012

Table 3.

Ratio of Geometric Means of Indoor Air Secondhand Smoke Constituents by Venue Characteristics in Waterpipe Tobacco Venues in Istanbul, Moscow, and Cairo in 2013-2014, Adjusted by City


Geometric Mean Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) of SHS Constituents, Adjusted by City

N PM2.5 (μg/m3) N CO (ppm) N p-PAHs (ng/m3) N NNK (ng/m3) N Nicotine (μg/m3)
Ventilation system
No 15 1.00 (Ref) 9 1.00 (Ref) 16 1.00 (Ref) 21 1.00 (Ref) 22 1.00 (Ref)
Yes 20 0.39 (0.15, 1.06) 14 0.80 (0.22, 2.89) 15 5.62 (0.86, 36.79) 22 0.90 (0.34, 2.38) 24 1.70 (0.23, 12.70)
Air conditioning
No 17 1.00 (Ref) 12 1.00 (Ref) 20 1.00 (Ref) 25 1.00 (Ref) 26 1.00 (Ref)
Yes 18 0.67 (0.23, 1.98) 11 0.93 (0.22, 3.96) 11 0.72 (0.15, 3.47) 18 0.63 (0.19, 2.13) 20 5.28 (0.48, 57.77)
Outdoor area
No 17 1.00 (Ref) 9 1.00 (Ref) 11 1.00 (Ref) 17 1.00 (Ref) 18 1.00 (Ref)
Yes 18 0.64 (0.28, 1.46) 14 0.75 (0.14, 4.10) 20 0.41 (0.06, 2.93) 26 1.49 (0.60, 3.70) 28 2.65 (0.37, 18.86)
See or smell food or cooking?
No 15 1.00 (Ref) 10 1.00 (Ref) 20 1.00 (Ref) 22 1.00 (Ref) 24 1.00 (Ref)
Yes 17 4.53 (1.32, 15.59)* 11 2.11 (0.26, 17.38) 10 2.66 (0.12, 58.80) 18 0.72 (0.09, 5.53) 19 0.16 (0.01, 3.14)
Number of waterpipe smokers
Tertile 1 (0-2.5) 12 1.00 (Ref) 10 1.00 (Ref) 9 1.00 (Ref) 13 1.00 (Ref) 14 1.00 (Ref)
Tertile 2 (3-5.5) 12 1.18 (0.38, 3.67) 6 1.42 (0.28, 7.32) 10 1.02 (0.07, 14.2) 13 1.04 (0.27, 4.10) 14 0.43 (0.03, 5.24)
Tertile 3 (6-25.5) 6 1.63 (0.45, 5.84) 5 5.07 (0.67, 38.69) 10 2.96 (0.21, 40.99) 12 1.10 (0.27, 4.50) 13 1.28 (0.09, 17.86)
Number of waterpipes
Tertile 1 (0-1.5) 13 1.00 (Ref) 10 1.00 (Ref) 8 1.00 (Ref) 13 1.00 (Ref) 15 1.00 (Ref)
Tertile 2 (2-3) 9 2.61 (0.58, 11.82) 6 1.15 (0.11, 12.21) 11 1.21 (0.06, 26.22) 13 0.79 (0.14, 4.33) 13 0.44 (0.02, 10.89)
Tertile 3 (3.5-47.5) 8 3.57 (0.62, 20.69) 5 1.52 (0.11, 21.69) 10 2.72 (0.12, 63.19) 12 0.68 (0.10, 4.05) 13 0.31 (0.01, 10.40)
Waterpipe smoker density (smokers/m3)
Tertile 1 (0-0.7) 12 1.00 (Ref) 10 1.00 (Ref) 10 1.00 (Ref) 13 1.00 (Ref) 14 1.00 (Ref)
Tertile 2 (0.7-2.4) 7 0.74 (0.26, 2.16) 7 2.39 (0.63, 9.02) 7 0.22 (0.04, 1.22) 12 0.80 (0.29, 2.21) 13 0.24 (0.03, 1.93)
Tertile 3 (2.4-18.6) 10 0.82 (0.17, 3.88) 4 0.85 (0.15, 4.92) 11 0.77 (0.14, 4.13) 12 0.49 (0.14, 1.66) 13 0.28 (0.02, 3.26)
Number of cigarette smokers
Tertile 1 (0-3.5) 16 1.00 (Ref) 10 1.00 (Ref) 14 1.00 (Ref) 17 1.00 (Ref) 19 1.00 (Ref)
Tertile 2 (4.5-5.5) 19 1.82 (0.79, 4.18) 4 1.60 (0.32, 7.94) 10 0.49 (0.15, 1.60) 12 0.65 (0.26, 1.63) 12 0.88 (0.12, 6.60)
Tertile 3 (6-13.5) 7 2.48 (1.00, 6.11) 6 1.46 (0.34, 6.25) 6 2.63 (0.61, 11.24) 11 0.95 (0.36, 2.48) 12 0.68 (0.09, 5.28)
Cigarette smoker density (smokers/m3)
Tertile 1 (0-0.7) 11 1.00 (Ref) 8 1.00 (Ref) 10 1.00 (Ref) 13 1.00 (Ref) 14 1.00 (Ref)
Tertile 2 (1.0-2.7) 10 1.07 (0.42, 2.69) 7 0.38 (0.10, 1.38) 8 0.50 (0.12, 2.20) 13 0.59 (0.24, 1.45) 14 0.89 (0.12, 6.43)
Tertile 3 (2.9-21.8) 10 2.40 (0.57, 10.22) 5 1.01 (0.24, 4.26) 11 2.54 (0.44, 14.77) 13 0.46 (0.15, 1.42) 14 1.61 (0.15, 16.93)
Number of total smokers
Tertile 1 (0-6) 13 1.00 (Ref) 9 1.00 (Ref) 10 1.00 (Ref) 14 1.00 (Ref) 15 1.00 (Ref)
Tertile 2 (6.5-10.5) 12 1.85 (0.76, 4.54) 8 0.86 (0.20, 3.70) 11 1.17 (0.18, 7.72) 14 1.50 (0.49, 4.61) 15 0.65 (0.07, 6.16)
Tertile 3 (11-31.5) 8 2.81 (0.93, 8.47) 4 3.29 (0.47, 23.19) 10 3.08 (0.40, 23.67) 13 1.12 (0.32, 4.00) 14 0.99 (0.08, 12.67)
Total smoker density (smokers/m3)
Tertile 1 (0-1.44) 13 1.00 (Ref) 9 1.00 (Ref) 12 1.00 (Ref) 15 1.00 (Ref) 14 1.00 (Ref)
Tertile 2 (1.57-4.95) 9 0.86 (0.34, 2.18) 7 1.89 (0.50, 7.19) 6 0.28 (0.06, 1.25) 14 1.01 (0.40, 2.54) 13 0.38 (0.05, 2.65)
Tertile 3 (5.35-40.4) 10 1.26 (0.12, 12.98) 5 0.55 (0.10, 3.11) 12 1.90 (0.34, 10.59) 14 0.49 (0.13, 1.88) 13 0.59 (0.04, 8.31)

N, number of venues; SHS, Secondhand smoke; PM2.5, Particulate matter with an aerodynamic size of 2.5 micrometers or less; CO, Carbon monoxide; p-PAHs, Particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; NNK, 4-(methylnitrosamino) -1-(3 -pyridyl)-1-butanone.

Statistically significant associations indicated by an asterisk (*).