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Table 2 Ethylclucuronide (EtG) quantitative findings, smoking status and cannabis use in the study population

From: Rapid urine screening for ethyl glucuronide from pregnant women as a tool for detecting prenatal alcohol exposure

Clinic

Samples

EtG Negative

EtG 100-300 ng/mL

EtG > 300 ng/mL

cotinine + /EtG negative

cotinine + / EtG 100-300 ng/mL

cotinine + / EtG > 300 ng/mL

cannabis + /EtG negative

cannabis + / EtG > 100 ng/mL

HAL, antenatal clinic for women with problematic substance use

68

82.4% (56/68)

10.3% (7/68)

7.4% (5/68)

22.6% (12/53)

71.4% (5/7)

100% (5/5)

3.8% (2/53)

17% (2/12)

LCH, Lahti central hospital antenatal clinic

212

92.5% (196/212)

5.7% (12/212)

1.9% (4/212)

25.9% (7/27)

25% (3/12)

50% (2/4)

7.4% (2/27)

0% (0/16)

USR, Helsinki, a community maternity clinic

58

93.1% (54/58)

6.9% (4/58)

0% (0/58)

5.6% (1/18)

0% (0/4)

0% (0/0)

0% (0/18)

0% (0/4)

USR, Lahti, a community maternity clinic

50

92% (46/50)

6% (3/50)

2% (1/50)

10% (1/10)

0% (0/3)

100% (1/1)

0% (0/10)

0% (0/4)

USR, Helsinki Prenatal ultrasound screening unit

117

94% (110/117)

5.1% (6/117)

0.8% (1/117)

0% (0/31)

0% (0/6)

0% (0/1)

0% (0/31)

0% (0/7)

All

505

91.5% (462/505)

6.3% (32/505)

2.2% (11/505)

15.1% (21/139)

25% (8/32)

72.7% (8/11)

2.9% (4/139)

6.3% (2/32)

All except HAL

437

92.9% (406/437)

5.7% (25/437)

1.4% (6/437)

10.5% (9/86)

12% (3/25)

50% (3/6)

2.3% (2/86)

0% (0/25)

  1. HAL special antenatal hospital clinic for women with problematic substance use, LCH Lahti central hospital antenatal clinic, which is a regular antenatal hospital clinic, USR user recruiting units