Mitacek E J, Brunnemann K D, Polednak A P, Hoffmann D, Suttajit M
Life Sciences Division, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury 11568.
Prev Med. 1991 Nov;20(6):764-73. doi: 10.1016/0091-7435(91)90070-k.
This report presents new findings on the composition of the three best-selling brands of commercially produced Thai cigarettes, representing about 80% of market share in Thailand, and six best-selling tobacco products, including hand-rolled cigarettes and cigars.
With one exception, all Thai cigarettes yielded higher levels of tar and nicotine than U.S. brands sold in Thailand. High levels of tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide (CO) were found in the smoke of popular Thai cigars (Khiyo) and Burmese cigars sold in Thailand. All tobacco products tested were ranked in order of smoke yields of tar (cigarettes, 4.5 to 40.8 mg/cigarette), nicotine (0.19 to 5.77 mg/cigarette), and CO (3.1 to 9.5 mg/cigarette). The labels "very strong," "strong," and "mild," used in rating the tobacco quality by the growers in Thailand, were not found to reflect the relative nicotine and tar yields. From 1985-1990, per capita consumption of cigarettes in Thailand increased 1.4-fold.
This report provides information that may prove helpful in the evaluation of the tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide yields of cigarettes and cigars in Thailand compared with levels in U.S. cigarettes. It is our goal to offer the scientific basis for voluntary and/or regulated reduction of the smoke yields of tobacco products in Thailand.
本报告介绍了泰国商业生产的三个畅销香烟品牌以及六种畅销烟草产品（包括手卷烟和雪茄）的成分新发现。这三个畅销香烟品牌占据了泰国约80%的市场份额。
除一种情况外，所有泰国香烟产生的焦油和尼古丁含量均高于在泰国销售的美国品牌香烟。在泰国流行的泰国雪茄（Khiyo）和缅甸雪茄的烟雾中发现了高含量的焦油、尼古丁和一氧化碳（CO）。所有测试的烟草产品均按照焦油（香烟，4.5至40.8毫克/支）、尼古丁（0.19至5.77毫克/支）和一氧化碳（3.1至9.5毫克/支）的烟雾产量进行排序。泰国种植者用于评定烟草质量的“非常浓烈”“浓烈”和“清淡”标签，并未反映出相对的尼古丁和焦油产量。1985年至1990年，泰国人均香烟消费量增长了1.4倍。
本报告提供的信息可能有助于评估泰国香烟和雪茄与美国香烟相比的焦油、尼古丁和一氧化碳产量。我们的目标是为泰国自愿和/或规范降低烟草产品烟雾产量提供科学依据。
