Discrepancies between self-reported smoking and carboxyhemoglobin

An analysis of the second national health and nutrition survey

Bibliographic Data

ID11034205
AuthorsLisa M Klesges (0000-0001-6237-4743, University of Tennessee Health Science Center), Robert C Klesges (University of Tennessee Health Science Center), Jeffrey A Cigrang (0000-0003-2802-5085, University of Tennessee Health Science Center)
Year1992
Volume82
Issue7
Pages1026-1029
Publication date1992-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.82.7.1026
PMID1609905
OpenAlexW2096509869
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

Environmental, self-report, and demographic factors mediated the relationship between self-reported cigarette smoking and carboxyhemoglobin among 2114 smokers and 3918 nonsmokers. Self-reported nonsmokers with carboxyhemoglobin levels between 2% and 3% were more likely to be self-reported ex-smokers, to live in a larger community, and to be younger, less educated, and male than were self-reported nonsmokers with carboxyhemoglobin levels of less than 2%. Self-reported nonsmokers with strong evidence of cigarette consumption (carboxyhemoglobin level greater than 3%) were more likely to be self-reported ex-smokers, younger, less educated, and non-White than were nonsmokers with carboxyhemoglobin levels of less than 2

Carboxyhemoglobin · Cigarette smoking · Environmental health · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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