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Higher hair nicotine level in children compared to mother living with smoking father in Malaysia

Mohamed NN 1 , Loy SL 2 , Man CN 3 , Al-Mamun A 4 , Jan Mohamed HJ 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Nutrition and Dietetics Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Reproductive Medicine, KK Research Centre, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 229899, Singapore
  • 3 Toxicology Laboratory, National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia
  • 4 School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston Rd, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia
  • 5 Nutrition and Dietetics Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. hamidjan@usm.my
Environ Health Prev Med, 2016 Nov;21(6):572-578.
PMID: 27770244

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study are to determine parental and children's hair nicotine levels, their relationships as well as to investigate the association of smoking status of the fathers with mothers' and children's hair nicotine.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study design was conducted among 124 families who were participants of the Universiti Sains Malaysia Pregnancy Cohort Study. Both parents with their 2 years old children joined this study. A total of 92 hair samples of fathers, 124 hair samples of mothers and 111 hair samples of children were collected and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
RESULTS: Of total, 52.4 % of the fathers reported smoking. None of the mothers were smokers. Hair nicotine levels of fathers were found to be significantly correlated with mothers (r = 0.233, p = 0.026) and children (r = 0.508, p 

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