Table 5

Review of previous multivariate analyses of prognostic factors in malignant mesothelioma and comparison with this series

	n	Age	Sex	Chest pain	Weight loss	PS	Cell type	Certainty of histological diagnosis	WBC count	Hb	Platelet count
Chahinianet al 15	69	+	–				+
Samsonet al 16	76	–	–			–	–
Albertset al 17	262		–			+	–
Antmanet al 18	180			+		+	+
Chailleuxet al 19	167	+	–
Spiritaset al 20	1475	+	+				–
Ruffieet al 21	332	+	–		–						+
Tammilehto et al 22	98	–	+	–		+	+
Boutinet al 23	188	–	–		+		+
De Pangher Manzini et al 24	80	+	–			–	+				–
Fusco et al 25	113	–	–	–			+
Curranet al ⁸	204	–	+			+	+	+	+	–	–
Herndon et al 13	337	+		+	+	+	+		–	–	+
Pass et al 26	48		+				–				+

Leicester 1988–1999	101	–	+	–	–	+	+	–	+	+	–