title: Use of urine cotinine to validate smoking self-reports in U.S. Navy recruits.
abstract: Cotinine analysis of urine has been used by many researchers to determine validity of smoking self-reports. This technique is easy and inexpensive, but has not been used previously in military smoking studies. This study incorporated a random validation of self-reported smoking by U.S. Navy recruits participating in a smoking relapse program (N = 496). Results of cotinine analysis indicate only a 1% misrepresentation of actual smoking status. These results suggest smoking self-reports from U.S. Navy recruits are very good indicators of actual smoking status.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Gainesville.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Pokorski
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bertholf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003367:Cotinine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology / Q000652:urine*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection; D014342:Truth Disclosure
chemical_list: D003367:Cotinine