Tobacco smoke
The National Report examined one chemical from tobacco
smoke . It is detected more often in Blacks and Whites than Mexican-Americans.
At the 95th percentile, the levels are up to 93% greater
in Blacks than in Mexican-Americans and Whites.
The National Report states, "Tobacco use is the most important, preventable
cause of premature morbidity and mortality in the United States." The
harmful
impact on the Black population is severe. Tobacco industry
financing may have diminished the response. The National Report
is evidence that a portion of the Black population is exposed to disproportionately
high levels of tobacco smoke.
Tobacco smoke
(note - no data indicates non-detect)
| Tobacco smoke |
Race/
Ethnicity
|
Geometric
Mean
(ng/ml)
|
95th percentile
(ng/ml)
|
Findings |
| Cotinine
(nicotine metabolite)
|
Black |
|
2.34 |
The cotinine level in Blacks at the
95th percentile is up to 93% greater than in Mexican-Americans
and Whites.
Cotinine is not found until the 75th
percentile in Mexican-Americans, but is found in the 50th
percentile in Blacks and Whites.
|
| Mexican-American |
|
1.21 |
| White |
|
1.92 |
| 
