Exposure characteristics of cases
| Availability of MM incidence | Pleural MM N=542 (m) N=165 (f) | Incident cases of pleural MM 587 (83%) N(%) | Peritoneal MM N=123 (m) N=32 (f) | Incident cases of Peritoneal MM 111 (72%) N(%) | Pleural MM median duration of exposure (years) (IQR) 3.75 (0.67–18.2) | Pleural mm median time since first exposure (years) (IQR) 38.4(31.3–45.3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittenoom Workers | 1960–2007 | 293 (m) 14 (f) | 297 (97) | 55 (m) | 52 (95) | 0.65 (0.28–1.79) | 35.3 (28.9 −41.6) |
| Wittenoom Residents | 1960–2007 | 49 (m) 43 (f) | 91 (99) | 5 (m) 1 (f) | 6 (100) | 1.50 (0.50–3.17) | 40.9 (35.6–45.7) |
| Eternit Workers | 1990–2008 | 126 (m) 59 (f) | 89 (48) | 54 (m) 25 (f) | 42 (53) | 21.0 (9.46–28.2) | 39.5 (31.8–47.7) |
| Eternit Wives | 1990–2008 | 41 (f) | 30 (83) | 3 (f) | 1 (33) | 16.2 (7.76–24.1) | 42.2 (34.4–46.7) |
| Amosite factory | 1977–2008 | 3 (m) 7 (f) | 10 (100) | 1 (m) 2 (f) | 3 (100) | 7.3 (1.59–19.0) | 47.2 (40.3–56.3) |
| Officina Meccanica Stanga | 1987–2008 | 44 (m) 1 (f) | 43 (96) | 3 (m) | 3 (100) | 28.3 (13.6–34.5) | 44.3 (34.2–50.1) |
| Officina Meccanica Cittadella | 1987–2008 | 10 (m) | 10 (100) | 1 (m) | 1 (100) | 20.6 (11.4–31.3) | 41.8 (36.3–47.9) |
| Main repair workshop, Vicenza | 1987–2008 | 17 (m) | 17 (100) | 4 (m) | 3 (75) | 21.0 (14.0–35.0) | 45.3 (37.7–51.7) |
MM, malignant mesothelioma.