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Asbestos exposure and confounders among males according to disease status |
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| Healthy subjects (n = 476) |
Pleural plaques (n = 474) |
Fibrosis (n = 61) |
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| age |
60.6 |
±8.0 |
64.0 |
±8.2 |
64.8 |
±9.2 |
| Non-smokers (n(%)) |
156 |
32.8% |
116 |
24.5% |
18 |
23.1% |
| Ex-smokers (n(%)) |
244 |
51.3% |
301 |
63.5% |
47 |
60.3% |
| Pack-years |
21.7 |
±19.2 |
20.2 |
±16.8 |
21.2 |
±19.6 |
| Smokers (n(%)) |
76 |
16.0% |
57 |
12.0% |
13 |
16.7% |
| Pack-years |
29.7 |
±24.3 |
25.7 |
±20.7 |
26.2 |
±26.7 |
| Time since first Exposure (y) |
34.3 |
±8.6 |
39.5 |
±9.2 |
38.5 |
±9.8 |
| Age at first Exposure (y) |
26.3 |
±9.0 |
24.6 |
±7.9 |
26.3 |
±8.3 |
| Duration of Exposure (y) |
22.8 |
±9.0 |
25.1 |
±9.4 |
23.4 |
±9.6 |
| Cumulative Exposure (y.f/ml) |
88.9 |
±92.4 |
137.0 |
140.8 |
143.3 |
±135.4 |
| Mean Exposure (f/L) |
3.9 |
±3.4 |
5.5 |
±5.1 |
6.5 |
±5.6 |
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Results are given as means and standard deviations or as numbers and percent, as relevant. | ||||||
Paris et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:30 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-30 |
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