Determinants of self-reported smoking and misclassification during pregnancy, and analysis of optimal cut-off points for urinary cotinine : a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with smoking and misclassification in pregnant women from INMA (INfancia y Medio Ambiente, Environment and Childhood) project, Spain, and to assess the optimal cut-offs for urinary cotinine (UC) that best distinguish daily and occasional smokers with varying levels of second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure.

DESIGN: We used logistic regression models to study the relationship between sociodemographic variables and self-reported smoking and misclassification (self-reported non-smokers with UC >50 ng/ml). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to calculate the optimal cut-off point for discriminating smokers. The cut-offs were also calculated after stratification among non-smokers by the number of sources of SHS exposure. The cut-off points used to discriminate smoking status were the level of UC given by Youden's index and for 50 and 100 ng/ml for daily smokers, or 25 and 50 ng/ml for occasional smokers.

PARTICIPANTS: At the third trimester of pregnancy, 2263 pregnant women of the INMA Project were interviewed between 2004 and 2008 and a urine sample was collected.

RESULTS: Prevalence of self-reported smokers at the third trimester of pregnancy was 18.5%, and another 3.9% misreported their smoking status. Variables associated with self-reported smoking and misreporting were similar, including born in Europe, educational level and exposure to SHS. The optimal cut-off was 82 ng/ml (95% CI 42 to 133), sensitivity 95.2% and specificity 96.6%. The area under the ROC curve was 0.986 (95% CI 0.982 to 0.990). The cut-offs varied according to the SHS exposure level being 42 (95% CI 27 to 57), 82 (95% CI 46 to 136) and 106 ng/ml (95% CI 58 to 227) for not being SHS exposed, exposed to one, and to two or more sources of SHS, respectively. The optimal cut-off for discriminating occasional smokers from non-smokers was 27 ng/ml (95% CI 11 to 43).

CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence of smoking during pregnancy in Spain remains high. UC is a reliable biomarker for classifying pregnant women according to their smoking status. However, cut-offs would differ based on baseline exposure to SHS.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

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2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

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BMJ open - 3(2013), 1 vom: 24. Jan.

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Englisch

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Aurrekoetxea, Juan J [VerfasserIn]
Murcia, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Rebagliato, Marisa [VerfasserIn]
López, María José [VerfasserIn]
Castilla, Ane Miren [VerfasserIn]
Santa-Marina, Loreto [VerfasserIn]
Guxens, Mónica [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Somoano, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Espada, Mercedes [VerfasserIn]
Lertxundi, Aitana [VerfasserIn]
Tardón, Adonina [VerfasserIn]
Ballester, Ferran [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 29.01.2013

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002034

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NLM224514415