Table 2.
Comparison of cotinine-verified smoking status with self-reported smoking status based on WHO
| Smoking status |
Self-reported |
Cotinine-verified |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Non-smokers n (%) | Passive smokers n (%) | Active smokers n (%) | |
| Men | ||||
| Never smoker | 608 (25.9) | 478 (41.2) | 117 (41.8) | 13 (1.4) |
| Past smoker | 906 (38.6) | 681 (58.8) | 163 (58.2) | 62 (6.8) |
| Current smoker | 835 (35.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 835 (91.8) |
| Total | 2349 (100) | 1159 (100) | 280 (100) | 910 (100) |
| Women | ||||
| Never smoker | 2699 (90.6) | 2263 (96.5) | 353 (94.4) | 83 (31.8) |
| Past smoker | 125 (4.2) | 82 (3.5) | 21 (5.6) | 22 (8.4) |
| Current smoker | 156 (5.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 156 (59.8) |
| Total | 2980 (100) | 2345 (100) | 374 (100) | 261 (100) |