Differential exposure biomarker levels among cigarette smokers and smokeless tobacco consumers in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2008

Assessment of biomarkers is an appropriate way to estimate exposure to cigarette mainstream smoke and smokeless tobacco (SLT) constituents in tobacco consumers. Using the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 1999-2008), biomarkers of volatile organic compounds, halogenated ar...

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Published in:Biomarkers 2011-05, Vol.16 (3), p.222-235
Main Authors: Naufal, Ziad S., Marano, Kristin M., Kathman, Steven J., Wilson, Cody L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Biomarkers - blood
Biomarkers - urine
Butanones - urine
chewing tobacco
Cotinine - blood
Female
Humans
Hydrocarbons, Halogenated - blood
mainstream smoke
Male
Metals - blood
Metals - urine
Middle Aged
NHANES
Nutrition Surveys
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - urine
Smoking - blood
Smoking - urine
snuff
Tobacco, Smokeless - metabolism
Volatile Organic Compounds - blood
Young Adult
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Summary:Assessment of biomarkers is an appropriate way to estimate exposure to cigarette mainstream smoke and smokeless tobacco (SLT) constituents in tobacco consumers. Using the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 1999-2008), biomarkers of volatile organic compounds, halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (HAHs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), acrylamide, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), and metals were evaluated. In general, biomarker levels in SLT consumers were significantly lower than in smokers (excluding NNK and some HAHs) and were not significantly different compared with nonconsumers (excluding NNK and some PAHs). These results provide useful information for science-based risk assessment and regulation of tobacco products.
ISSN:1354-750X
1366-5804
DOI:10.3109/1354750X.2010.546013