Cases of MM in men and women by categories of time since first exposure
| Time since first exposure | Men | Women | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleural N % | Peritoneal N % | Pleural N % | Peritoneal N % | Pleural | Peritoneal | |
| ≤10 years | 1 (0.18) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.1) | 1 (0.14) | 1 (0.6) |
| 10–≤20 years | 28 (5.17) | 1 (0.81) | 5 (3.0) | 0 | 33 (4.7) | 1 (0.6) |
| 20–≤30 years | 101 (18.6) | 15 (12.2) | 13 (7.9) | 2 (6.3) | 114 (16.1) | 17 (11.0) |
| 30–≤40 years | 197 (36.3) | 49 (39.8) | 48 (29.1) | 3 (9.4) | 245 (34.6) | 52 (33.5) |
| 40–≤50 years | 161 (29.7) | 42 (34.2) | 59 (35.8) | 6 (18.8) | 220 (31.1) | 48 (31.0) |
| 50+ years | 54 (10.0) | 16 (13.0) | 40 (24.2) | 20 (62.5) | 94 (13.3) | 36 (23.2) |
| Total | 542 | 123 | 165 | 32 | 707 | 155 |
MM, malignant mesothelioma.