Urinary cotinine levels of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users


Goney G., ÇOK İ., Tamer U., BURGAZ S., Sengezer T.

TOXICOLOGY MECHANISMS AND METHODS, cilt.26, sa.6, ss.414-418, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/15376516.2016.1144127
  • Dergi Adı: TOXICOLOGY MECHANISMS AND METHODS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.414-418
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cotinine, e-cigarette, GC-MS, Turkey, urine, NICOTINE DELIVERY-SYSTEMS, TOBACCO-SMOKE EXPOSURE, SALIVA COTININE, NONSMOKERS
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is rapidly increasing in many countries. These devices are designed to imitate regular cigarettes, delivering nicotine via inhalation without combusting tobacco but currently, there is a lack of scientific evidence on the presence or absence of nicotine exposure. Such research relies on evidence from e-cigarette users urine samples. In this study, we aimed to determine the levels and compare the amount of nicotine to which e-cigarette users, cigarette smokers and passive smokers are exposed. Therefore, urine samples were collected from e-cigarette users, cigarette smokers, passive smokers, and healthy nonsmokers. The urinary cotinine levels of the subjects were determined using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The mean (+/- SD) urinary cotinine levels were determined as 1755 +/- 1848ng/g creatinine for 32 e-cigarette users, 1720 +/- 1335ng/g creatinine for 33 cigarette smokers and 81.42 +/- 97.90ng/g creatinine for 33 passive smokers. A significant difference has been found between cotinine levels of e-cigarette users and passive smokers (p<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences between e-cigarette users and cigarette smokers (p>0.05). This is a seminal study to demonstrate the e-cigarette users are exposed to nicotine as much as cigarette smokers.