Table 4

 Relationship between SHS exposure and dose measurements among adults with asthma

Nicotine badge(past week)Hair nicotine(past month)Hair nicotine(past 2–3 months)Hair cotinine(past month)Hair cotinine(past 2–3 months)Self-reported hours of SHS exposure(past week)
Values shown are Spearman correlations and p values.
Nicotine badge (past week)1.00.200.170.160.140.27
p = 0.019p = 0.059p = 0.065p = 0.130.0009
Hair nicotine (past month)1.00.800.630.650.24
p<0.0001p<0.0001p<0.00010.0043
Hair nicotine (past 3 months)1.00.460.670.25
p<0.0001p<0.00010.0053
Hair cotinine (past month)1.00.840.26
p<0.00010.0017
Hair cotinine (past 3 months)1.00.25
0.0041
Self-reported hours of SHS exposure (past week)1.0