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. 2018 Apr 5;15(4):689. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15040689

Table 2.

Validity evaluation of self-reported current cigarette smoking prevalence within the second survey.

Second Survey Self-Reported Questionnaire
Total (N = 1059) Boys (N = 444) Girls (N = 615)
Second Survey Current Smoker
N (%)
Current Smoker
N (%)
Current Smoker
N (%)
Yes No Yes No Yes No
Urine cotinine a Current smoker Yes 87 (91.6) 8 (8.4) 75 (94.9) 4 (5.1) 12 (75.0) 4 (25.0)
No 25 (2.6) 939 (97.4) 18 (4.9) 347 (95.1) 7 (1.2) 592 (98.8)
Validity indicator Value 95% CI Value 95% CI Value 95% CI
Sensitivity (%) 91.6 84.1, 96.3 94.9 87.5, 98.6 75.0 47.6, 92.7
Specificity (%) 97.4 96.2, 98.3 95.1 92.3, 97.1 98.8 97.6, 99.5
Kappa 0.823 0.765, 0.882 0.842 0.778, 0.906 0.677 0.497, 0.857

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval. a Cutoff value of urinary cotinine concentration: 50 ng/mL.