Gender differences relative to smoking behavior and emissions of toxins from mainstream cigarette smoke.

摘要: This study examined whether gender differences exist in the exposure to select mainstream cigarette smoke toxins as a result of smoking behavior or type cigarettes smoked among 129 female and 128 male smokers. Smoking topography data indicated that, compared with men, women took smaller puffs (37.6 ml/puff vs. 45.8 ml/puff; p = .0001) shorter duration (1.33 s/puff 1.48 s/puff; .002) but drew more per (13.5 12.0; .001) left longer butts (36.3 mm 40.2% length 34.3 39.2% length; .01). These trends were similar both African Americans European Americans. The emissions cigarette, determined by mimicking human behaviors greater smokers than correlated significantly delivered volume cigarette. geometric means nicotine from 1.92 mg/cigarette (95% CI 1.80-2.05) for versus 2.20 2.04-2.37) men (p .005). Cigarettes yielded 139.5 ng/cigarette 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK; 95% 128.8-151.0), 170.3 156.3-185.6) .0007); benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) 18.0 17.0-19.0) 20.5 18.8-22.3) regard yields profound On average, American men's habits produced highest cigarettes, had lowest carcinogens toxins. Several studies have suggested that may be susceptible ill effects tobacco smoke, whereas other not found lung cancer risk between women. present suggests cannot account higher rate