Table 2
Accuracy of classification of smoking status based on self-reports, household
population aged 12 to 79, Canada, March 2007 to February 2009
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Urinary cotinine concentration | Self-reported smoker | Self-reported non-smoker | ||||
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% | 95% confidence interval | % | 95% confidence interval | |||
from | to | from | to | |||
Less than or equal to 50 ng/ml (non-smoker) | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 98.3 | 97.4 | 98.9 |
More than 50 ng/ml (smoker) | 91.6 | 86.3 | 95.0 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 13.7 |
Note: Excludes respondents
who did not have a valid cotinine test result, reported using a medication
with nicotine as an active ingredient in the past month, or reported smoking
cigars or a pipe, or using snuff of chewing tobacco. Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. |
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