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We determined the optimal cutoffs and confidence intervals (CIs) to distinguish smokers from non-smokers using receiver operator characteristic curve analysis and bootstrapping (1000 resamples).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The optimal cutoff values of creatinine-adjusted urine cotinine and NNAL concentration were 20.9 ng\/mg (95% CI: 20.8\u201321.0, sensitivity: 96.6%, specificity: 93.8%) and 8.9 pg\/mg (95% CI: 8.8\u20138.9, sensitivity: 94.0%, specificity: 94.7%), respectively, in 2016\u20132018. The optimal cutoffs of both biomarkers increased with age and were higher in females than in males for NNAL concentration. In both sexes, the optimal cutoff of urine cotinine continuously declined over the study period.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The optimal cotinine cutoff declined along with smoking prevalence and levels of SHS exposure due to enforcement of tobacco control policies, including smoke-free ordinances and tax increases. Monitoring of biomarkers of tobacco exposure appears necessary for verification of smoking status and regulatory use.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our results based on nationally representative data suggest that a large decrease in the optimal cutoff value of urine cotinine to distinguish smokers from non-smokers was caused by decreases in smoking prevalence and SHS exposure following enforcement of tobacco control policies over the last 10 years. We determined the optimal cutoff values of urine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL), which were not previously reported in representative population in Asia, to enable more accurate estimation of exposure to tobacco smoke and proper assessment of disease risks. Gender- and age-specific differences in the optimal cutoffs require further study. Monitoring of biomarkers of tobacco smoke exposure seems necessary for verification of smoking status and regulatory use.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ntr\/ntac133","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,24]],"date-time":"2022-05-24T21:57:18Z","timestamp":1653429438000},"page":"1821-1828","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Optimum Urine Cotinine and NNAL Levels to Distinguish Smokers from Non-Smokers by the Changes in Tobacco Control Policy in Korea from 2008 to 2018"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Eun Young","family":"Park","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center , Goyang , Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8224-2171","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Min Kyung","family":"Lim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine , Incheon , Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3586-5800","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eunjung","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hanyang University Institute for Rheumatology Research , Seoul , Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8418-0074","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yoonjung","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Health and Nutrition Survey and Analysis, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency , Cheongju , Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dohoon","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hospitals, National Cancer Center , Goyang , Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kyungwon","family":"Oh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Health and Nutrition Survey and Analysis, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency , Cheongju , Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,24]]},"reference":[{"issue":"7","key":"2022102605492361200_CIT0001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1086","DOI":"10.2105\/AJPH.84.7.1086","article-title":"The validity of self-reported smoking: A review and meta-analysis.","volume":"84","author":"Patrick","year":"1994","journal-title":"Am J Public Health."},{"issue":"3","key":"2022102605492361200_CIT0002","first-page":"387","article-title":"Biomarkers of tobacco exposure or harm: application to clinical and Epidemiological studies. 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