Nicotine and cotinine in mothers' and infants' hair


Table 6: Neonatal hair concentrations of nicotine
Group, by mothers' smoking statusMean hair concentration, ng nicotine/mg hair Standard deviation Standard error Range
Active smokers
  • Mother only smoker in household
  • Mother and others in household smoke
  • Total
  • 3.62
    0.93
    2.41
    7.04
    0.94
    5.35
    1.71
    0.25
    0.96
    0.19-27.30
    0.07-3.34
    0.07-27.30
    Passive smokers0.290.250.050.04-1.19
    Nonsmokers0.410.470.080-1.97