The influence of parental smoking and family type on saliva cotinine in UK ethnic minority children: a cross sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorWhitrow, M.
dc.contributor.authorHarding, S.
dc.contributor.authorMaynard, M.
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionExtent: 7p.
dc.description.abstractBackground: In the United Kingdom, there has been an increase in cigarette smoking in ethnic minority adults since the 1970s; in some groups levels are now similar to that of White British people. We aimed to examine the determinants of exposure to secondhand smoke in ethnic minority children. We hypothesised that exposure to secondhand smoke in children will vary across ethnic groups, but that the correlates of exposure would be similar to that of Whites. Methods: The Determinants of Adolescent Social well-being and Health sample comprises 3468 White United Kingdom and ethnic minority (Black Caribbean, Black African, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi) pupils aged 11-13 yrs. Outcome was saliva cotinine concentration. Explanatory variables collected by self-complete questionnaire included ethnicity, child reported household smoking and socio-economic circumstances. Data were analysed using linear regression models with a random intercept function. Results: Ethnic minority children had lower saliva cotinine than Whites, partly explained by less smoking among parents. White and Black Caribbean children had higher cotinine levels if they lived in a household with a maternal smoker only, than with a paternal smoker only. Living in a lone compared to a dual parent household was associated with increased cotinine concentration of 45% (95%CI 5, 99%) in Whites, 27% (95%CI 5,53%) in Black Caribbeans and 21% (95%CI 1, 45%) in Black Africans after adjusting for household smoking status. Material disadvantage was a significant correlate only for White children (40% (95%CI 1, 94%) increase in cotinine in least compared to most advantaged group). Conclusions: Ethnic minority children were less exposed to secondhand smoke than Whites, but the variations within groups were similarly patterned. These findings suggest that it is important not to be complacent about low smoking prevalence in some minority groups.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMelissa J Whitrow, Seeromanie Harding and Maria J Maynard
dc.identifier.citationBMC Public Health, 2010; 10(262):1-7
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1471-2458-10-262
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/63296
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd.
dc.rights© 2010 Whitrow et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-262
dc.subjectSaliva
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectCotinine
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectFamily Characteristics
dc.subjectTobacco Smoke Pollution
dc.subjectEnvironmental Exposure
dc.subjectMinority Groups
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectCaribbean Region
dc.subjectAsia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectUnited Kingdom
dc.subjectEthnicity
dc.subjectWhite People
dc.titleThe influence of parental smoking and family type on saliva cotinine in UK ethnic minority children: a cross sectional study
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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