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Smoking Topography among Korean Smokers: Intensive Smoking Behavior with Larger Puff Volume and Shorter Interpuff Interval

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  • Sungroul Kim

    (Department of Environment Health Sciences, Soonchunhyang University, Asan 31538, Korea)

  • Sol Yu

    (Department of Environment Health Sciences, Soonchunhyang University, Asan 31538, Korea
    Division of Environmental Health Research, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Korea)

Abstract

The difference of smoker’s topography has been found to be a function many factors, including sex, personality, nicotine yield, cigarette type (i.e., flavored versus non-flavored) and ethnicity. We evaluated the puffing behaviors of Korean smokers and its association with smoking-related biomarker levels. A sample of 300 participants was randomly recruited from metropolitan areas in South Korea. Topography measures during a 24-hour period were obtained using a CReSS pocket device. Korean male smokers smoked two puffs less per cigarette compared to female smokers (15.0 (13.0–19.0) vs. 17.5 (15.0–21.0) as the median (Interquartile range)), but had a significantly larger puff volume (62.7 (52.7–75.5) mL vs. 53.5 (42.0–64.2) mL); p = 0.012). The interpuff interval was similar between men and women (8.9 (6.5–11.2) s vs. 8.3 (6.2–11.0) s; p = 0.122) but much shorter than other study results. A dose-response association ( p = 0.0011) was observed between daily total puff volumes and urinary cotinine concentrations, after controlling for sex, age, household income level and nicotine addiction level. An understanding of the difference of topography measures, particularly the larger puff volume and shorter interpuff interval of Korean smokers, may help to overcome a potential underestimation of internal doses of hazardous byproducts of smoking.

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  • Sungroul Kim & Sol Yu, 2018. "Smoking Topography among Korean Smokers: Intensive Smoking Behavior with Larger Puff Volume and Shorter Interpuff Interval," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-10, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:5:p:1024-:d:147761
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    1. Charlotte G.G.M. Pauwels & Agnes W. Boots & Wouter F. Visser & Jeroen L.A. Pennings & Reinskje Talhout & Frederik-Jan Van Schooten & Antoon Opperhuizen, 2020. "Characteristic Human Individual Puffing Profiles Can Generate More TNCO than ISO and Health Canada Regimes on Smoking Machine When the Same Brand Is Smoked," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-16, May.

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