Ashley L Merianos1, Roman A Jandarov2, E Melinda Mahabee-Gittens3. 1. School of Human Services, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: ashley.merianos@uc.edu. 2. Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. 3. Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: This study assesses the associations of child salivary cotinine, parent-reported smoking, and child tobacco smoke exposure with the number of child healthcare visits and hospital admissions over a 6-month period. This study also assesses the relationships between participant characteristics and child cotinine. METHODS: Longitudinal data were evaluated from a sample of 313 clinically ill children aged 0-9 years who lived with a smoker and presented to a pediatric emergency department or urgent care in 2016-2018. In 2020, cotinine measurements were log transformed, and Poisson and linear regression were performed. RESULTS: The majority of the children came from low-income homes (66.1%) and had public insurance/self-pay (95.5%). Child cotinine concentrations ranged from 0.1 to 332.0 ng/mL (geometric mean=4.8 ng/mL, 95% CI=4.1, 5.5). Poisson regression results indicated that each 1-unit increase of log-cotinine concentration was associated with an increase in pediatric emergency department visits over a 6-month period after the baseline visit, with an adjusted RR of 1.16 (95% CI=1.01, 1.34). Each 1-unit increase of log-cotinine concentration was associated with an increase in the frequency of hospital admissions over the 6-month period, with an adjusted RR of 1.50 (95% CI=1.08, 2.09). No differences were found between parent-reported smoking or child tobacco smoke exposure and healthcare utilization. Linear regression results indicated that children who were younger (β= -0.227, p=0.049), were White (geometric mean=5.5 ng/mL), had a medical history of prematurity (geometric mean=8.1 ng/mL), and had a winter baseline visit (geometric mean=6.5 ng/mL) had higher cotinine concentrations. Children living in apartments (geometric mean=5.5 ng/mL) and multiunit homes (geometric mean=5.5 ng/mL) had higher cotinine concentrations than those in single-family homes (geometric mean=3.6 ng/mL). CONCLUSIONS: Routine biochemical screening could identify children who are in need of intensive tobacco smoke exposure reduction interventions.
INTRODUCTION: This study assesses the associations of child salivary cotinine, parent-reported smoking, and child tobacco smoke exposure with the number of child healthcare visits and hospital admissions over a 6-month period. This study also assesses the relationships between participant characteristics and child cotinine. METHODS: Longitudinal data were evaluated from a sample of 313 clinically ill children aged 0-9 years who lived with a smoker and presented to a pediatric emergency department or urgent care in 2016-2018. In 2020, cotinine measurements were log transformed, and Poisson and linear regression were performed. RESULTS: The majority of the children came from low-income homes (66.1%) and had public insurance/self-pay (95.5%). Child cotinine concentrations ranged from 0.1 to 332.0 ng/mL (geometric mean=4.8 ng/mL, 95% CI=4.1, 5.5). Poisson regression results indicated that each 1-unit increase of log-cotinine concentration was associated with an increase in pediatric emergency department visits over a 6-month period after the baseline visit, with an adjusted RR of 1.16 (95% CI=1.01, 1.34). Each 1-unit increase of log-cotinine concentration was associated with an increase in the frequency of hospital admissions over the 6-month period, with an adjusted RR of 1.50 (95% CI=1.08, 2.09). No differences were found between parent-reported smoking or child tobacco smoke exposure and healthcare utilization. Linear regression results indicated that children who were younger (β= -0.227, p=0.049), were White (geometric mean=5.5 ng/mL), had a medical history of prematurity (geometric mean=8.1 ng/mL), and had a winter baseline visit (geometric mean=6.5 ng/mL) had higher cotinine concentrations. Children living in apartments (geometric mean=5.5 ng/mL) and multiunit homes (geometric mean=5.5 ng/mL) had higher cotinine concentrations than those in single-family homes (geometric mean=3.6 ng/mL). CONCLUSIONS: Routine biochemical screening could identify children who are in need of intensive tobacco smoke exposure reduction interventions.
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