Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- Volume 34 Issue 3
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- Pages.269-276
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- 2001
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- 1975-8375(pISSN)
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- 2233-4521(eISSN)
Concentration of Urinary Cotinine and Frequency of Sister Chromatid Exchange in Lymphocytes among Male Adolescents
일부 청소년의 요중 코티닌 농도와 자매염색분체 교환빈도
- Paek, Dong-Ki (Graduate School of Chungnam National University) ;
- Lee, Tae-Yong (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
- Roh, Young-Man (Catholic Industrial Medical Center, The Catholic University) ;
- Lee, Yeon-Kyeng (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
- Cho, Young-Chae (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
- Lee, Dong-Bae (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
- Chang, Seong-Sil (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
- 백동기 (충남대학교 대학원) ;
- 이태용 (충남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
- 노영만 (가톨릭대학교 산업의학센터) ;
- 이연경 (고려대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
- 조영채 (충남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
- 이동배 (충남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
- 장성실 (충남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
- Published : 2001.09.01
Abstract
Objectives : To evaluate the internal burden and hazardous effects associated with smoking in middle and high school students. Methods : We analysed urinary cotinine(U-cotinine) concentrations and the frequency of Sister Chromatid Exchanges (SCE). A comparison was done of U-cotinine concentrations and the frequency of SCE in peripheral lymphocytes across school levels (middle vs. high) and smoking types (direct: daily & occasional smoking, indirect; usual indirect & non-smoking), in 122 males. Results : The middle school student group comprised 6.8% daily smokers, 15.9% occasional smokers, 40.9% daily indirect smokers, and 35.4% nonsmokers, while the high school student group comprised 18.0%, 20.5%, 35.7%, and 21.8%, respectively. The U-cotinine concentration and the frequency of SCE among the middle school students were