BIOMARKERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO-SMOKE IN PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHERS
BIOMARKERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO-SMOKE IN PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHERS
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DOI:
10.1093/jnci/86.18.1398
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发表时间:
1994-09-21
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通讯作者:
PERERA, FP
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作者:
CRAWFORD, FG;MAYER, J;PERERA, FP
Background: Adverse health effects attributable to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) include respiratory illness and lung cancer in nonsmokers. There is accumulating evidence that children may be at heightened risk of cancer later in life as a result of exposure to carcinogens during their early development. It is of concern that as many as 9 million American children under the age of 5 years may be exposed to ETS. Purpose: Our goal was to assess whether levels of cotinine and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-albumin (PAH-albumin) are associated with ETS exposure in children and in women of reproductive age, after accounting for background exposures to PAHs in the diet, workplace, and the home environment. Methods: The study cohort was composed of 87 Hispanic and African-American mothers and 87 of their preschool children (2-5 years of age). Plasma cotinine was analyzed by gas chromatography; PAH-albumin adducts in peripheral blood were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Exposure data were obtained by interview-administered questionnaires. Results: Both cotinine and PAH-albumin were significantly higher in the children whose mothers smoked than in the children of nonsmoking mothers (P