Table 2

Self reported last smoking time and serum cotinine level (ng/ml)

Cotinine level (ng/ml)Smoked today or yesterday %Smoked 2 days – 1 month ago %Smoked longer time than a month ago %Never %Total %
Men
03.662.693.797.364.4
10–191.53.61.10.81.3
20–495.715.83.10.83.9
50+89.218.02.11.030.4
Mean2583352
SD172673015
N8811399068282754
Total32.05.032.930.1100.0
Women
07.459.594.897.377.5
10–191.67.61.21.21.6
20–495.614.51.50.92.5
50+85.418.32.50.618.4
Mean1983862
SD149935024
N60813167116803090
Total19.74.221.754.4100.0