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Table 3 Cotinine levels according to characteristics related to smoke habits

From: Prevalence of urinary cotinine levels in children under 5 years of age during consultations for acute respiratory disease at the emergency department of the Universidad de La Sabana clinic

 

Cotinine Levels

 

Positive

Negative

p value

Smokers in the house

 Yes

41 (45.05)

29 (16.38)

< 0.001

 No

50 (54.95)

148 (83.62)

 

Place of smoking

 Inside the home

23 (56.1)

8 (27.59)

0.018

 Outside the home

18 (43.9)

21 (72.4)

 

Smoking in the presence of the children

 Yes

10 (24.39)

2 (6.9)

0.105

 No

31 (75.61)

27 (93.1)

 

Activities after smoking

 Yesa

25 (60.98)

16 (55.17)

0.627

 No

16 (39.02)

13 (44.83)

 
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