Slower metabolism and reduced intake of nicotine from cigarette smoking in Chinese-Americans
Slower metabolism and reduced intake of nicotine from cigarette smoking in Chinese-Americans
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10.1093/jnci/94.2.108
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2002-01-16
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Jacob, P
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Benowitz, NL;Pérez-Stable, EJ;Jacob, P
Background: Lung cancer rates are lower in Asians and Latinos than in whites. Ethnic differences in nicotine metabolism might explain, in part, ethnic differences in cigarette consumption and/or nicotine intake per cigarette and resultant tobacco-related cancer risk. We compared the rate of nicotine metabolism and the intake of nicotine per cigarette smoked among smokers of different ethnicities. Methods: Healthy volunteer smokers, including 37 Chinese-Americans, 40 Latinos, and 54 whites, received simultaneous infusions of deuterium-labeled nicotine and cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine. From blood and urine measurements, the disposition kinetics and daily intake of nicotine from smoking were determined. All statistical tests were two-sided. Results: Total and nonrenal clearance of nicotine and cotinine and metabolic clearance of nicotine via the cotinine pathway were similar in Latinos and whites and statistically significantly lower in Chinese-Americans. Intake of nicotine per cigarette by Chinese-Americans (0.73 mg; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.53 to 0.94 mg) was statistically significantly lower than that by Latinos (1.05 mg; 95% CI = 0.85 to 1.25 mg) or whites (1.10 mg; 95% CI = 0.91 to 1.30 mg; P =.039). Among all of the participants, there was a statistically significant positive correlation between nicotine clearance and daily intake of nicotine from cigarette smoking and between nicotine clearance and nicotine intake per cigarette (r =.41 and r =.39, respectively) (P