Nicotine and cotinine in mothers' and infants' hair


Table 1: Smoking patterns among women in the study
No. of women who were active smokers36
No. of cigarettes smoked per day
  • Mean (and standard deviation [SD])
  • Range
  • 11.4 (9)
    1-40
    No. of women who quit smoking during first trimester 4
    No. who continued to smoke throughout pregnancy32
    No. of women who were sole smokers in their household 20
    No. of cigarettes smoked per day by these women, mean (and SD) 12.67 (7.7)
    No. of women who smoked and lived with household members (usually their spouse) who smoked16
    No. of cigarettes smoked per day by these women, mean (and SD) 10.8 (10.6)
    No. of women who were
  • Light smokers (1-10 cigarettes/d)
  • Moderate smokers (11-20 cigarettes/d)
  • Heavy smokers (> 20 cigarettes/d)
  • 21
    9
    6