All asbestos exposure and risk of pleural mesothelioma, 437 cases (362 men; 75 women) and 874 controls (724 men; 150 women), French case-control study, 1998–2002
| All asbestos exposure | Men (1 086) | Women (225) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (362) | Controls (724) | Cases (75) | Controls (150) | |||||||||
| n | % | n | % | OR | 99% CI | n | % | n | % | OR | 99% CI | |
| Not exposed | 17 | 4.7 | 263 | 36.3 | 1.0 | – | 19 | 25.3 | 104 | 69.3 | 1.0 | – |
| Exposed | 345 | 95.3 | 461 | 63.7 | 13.0 | 6.2 to 27.5 | 56 | 74.7 | 46 | 30.7 | 8.0 | 2.9 to 21.8 |
| Occupational only | 264 | 76.5 | 317 | 68.7 | 26 | 46.4 | 9 | 19.6 | ||||
| Non occupational only | 11 | 3.2 | 64 | 13.9 | 22 | 39.3 | 35 | 76.1 | ||||
| Occupational and non-occupational | 70 | 20.3 | 80 | 17.4 | 8 | 14.3 | 2 | 4.3 | ||||
| Highest probability of exposure | ||||||||||||
| Possible | 42 | 11.6 | 104 | 14.4 | 6.8 | 2.8 to 16.2 | 32 | 42.7 | 38 | 25.3 | 5.8 | 2.0 to 17.0 |
| Probable | 303 | 83.7 | 357 | 49.3 | 14.8 | 7.0 to 31.6 | 24 | 32.0 | 8 | 5.4 | 14.7 | 4.0 to 54.2 |
| Attributable risk (99% CI) (%) | 87.3 (78.9 to 95.7) | 64.8 (45.4 to 84.3) | ||||||||||