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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2018 Mar 6;27(5):601–609. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-17-0869

Table 4.

Discount vs. Premium Brand Cigarette Smokers Regression Results

Outcome Units Geometric Mean (95% CI)
Ratio of GMs (95% CI) p-value
Discount Premium

Volatile Organic Compounds
Xylene (2-MHA) μg/g creatinine 135.9 (110.2, 167.5) 112.7 (98.8, 128.5) 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) 0.13
Xylene(3-MHA & 4-MHA) μg/g creatinine 1018.7 (850.4, 1220.2) 805.9 (697.7, 930.9) 1.3 (1.0, 1.5) 0.02
Acrylamide μg/g creatinine 123.5 (109.3, 139.5) 126.7 (118.8, 135.1) 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) 0.69
Acrylonitrile μg/g creatinine 168.2 (144.5, 195.7) 144.8 (123.8, 169.2) 1.2 (0.9, 1.4) 0.16
1,3-Butadiene μg/g creatinine 417.5 (375.5, 464.2) 381.4 (360.4, 403.6) 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) 0.07
Vinyl Chloride μg/g creatinine 2.9 (2.2, 3.8) 3.2 (2.8, 3.7) 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) 0.31
Propylene Oxide μg/g creatinine 74.5 (58.2, 95.4) 68.3 (61.2, 76.1) 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) 0.54
Acrolein μg/g creatinine 1139.9 (996.3, 1304.1) 966.0 (846.5, 1102.5) 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) 0.08
Crotonaldehyde μg/g creatinine 2458.1 (2116.4, 2855.1) 2115.1 (1833.9, 2439.3) 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) 0.10
Styrene (Mandelic Acid) μg/g creatinine 312.8 (279.2, 350.4) 256.0 (231.6, 282.9) 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) 0.003
Styrene (Phenylglyoxylic Acid) μg/g creatinine 396.3 (346.0, 453.9) 331.2 (301.9, 363.4) 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) 0.04

Nitrosamines
Total (t)NNAL ng/g creatinine 308.5 (261.2, 364.2) 254.7 (217.5, 298.2) 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) 0.04

Cyanide μg/g creatinine 4403.9 (3304.3, 5869.4) 4570.3 (4045.9, 5162.7) 1.0 (0.7, 1.4) 0.83

Metals
Lead ng/g creatinine 535.3 (385.6, 743.2) 514.6 (410.2, 645.6) 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) 0.72
Uranium ng/g creatinine 9.5 (7.7, 11.9) 7.2 (6.2, 8.2) 1.3 (1.1, 1.7) 0.01

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
1-hydroxynaphthalene μg/g creatinine 14.2 (11.8, 17.0) 10.6 (9.8, 11.4) 1.3 (1.1, 1.7) 0.01
2-hydroxynaphthalene μg/g creatinine 17.9 (15.8, 20.1) 14.2 (13.0, 15.5) 1.3 (1.1, 1.5) 0.004
3-hydroxyfluorene ng/g creatinine 855.9 (764.8, 958.0) 693.1 (632.6, 759.5) 1.2 (1.1, 1.4) 0.01
2-hydroxyfluorene ng/g creatinine 1640.5 (1442.0, 1866.3) 1315.3 (1199.0, 1442.8) 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) 0.02
3-hydroxyphenanthrene ng/g creatinine 198.3 (165.2, 238.0) 161.6 (145.0, 180.1) 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) 0.01
1-hydroxyphenanthrene ng/g creatinine 251.8 (222.7, 284.7) 209.8 (192.7, 228.4) 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) 0.01
2-hydroxyphenanthrene ng/g creatinine 150.4 (131.7, 171.8) 125.1 (113.3, 138.1) 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) 0.03
1-hydroxypyrene ng/g creatinine 305.3 (264.8, 352.0) 272.4 (242.3, 306.2) 1.1 (1.0, 1.3) 0.06
9-hydroxyfluorene ng/g creatinine 952.4 (824.7, 1099.8) 681.8 (609.3, 763.0) 1.4 (1.2, 1.6) <0.001

Geometric Means (GMs) are adjusted for Gender, Age, Income Poverty Ratio, Race, Education, Serum Cotinine (ng/mL), Height (cm), Weight (kg), and Rod Length

CI = Confidence Interval