to 26.7% in men ≤1 >15 years of exposure. Authors conclusion: prevalence of pleural abnormality (pleural thickening, calcification, or obliteration of the costophrenic angle) were related to both age and the duration of asbestos exposure. Pleural and parenchymal abnormalities significantly predicted by fibre concentration, after adjusting for age and duration of exposure Mortality Studies Deng et al RMA ID: 586 Chinese textile Asbestos Cumulative Duration of Mortality study reporting (2012) 067596 factory workers chrysotile textile exposure: N=586; exposure: N=586; asbestos exposure Relationship factory M=126.1 (SD M=25.4 (SD=8.3) producing asbestosis. 226= deaths Between =181.1) years 37=asbestosis deaths 37=asbestosis deaths Chrysotile 2.39 per 1000 Exposure and Cumulative Mortality from asbestos exposure was Concentration of Lung Cancer significantly associated exposure: M=13.8 and Asbestosis with mortality from (SD=17.3) asbestosis in all models fibre/mL (p<0.001), except for the additive relative risk model. High estimated cumulative exposures were due to high
≤1 to 26.7% in men >15 years of exposure. Authors conclusion: prevalence of pleural abnormality (pleural thickening, calcification, or obliteration of the costophrenic angle) were related to both age and the duration of asbestos exposure. Pleural and parenchymal abnormalities significantly predicted by fibre concentration, after adjusting for age and duration of exposure Mortality Studies Deng et al (2012) RMA ID: 067596 Relationship Between Chrysotile Exposure and Mortality from Lung Cancer and Asbestosis 586 Chinese textile factory workers 226= deaths 37=asbestosis deaths Asbestos chrysotile textile factory Cumulative exposure: N=586; M=126.1 (SD =181.1) Concentration of exposure: M=13.8 (SD=17.3) fibre/mL Duration of exposure: N=586; M=25.4 (SD=8.3) years Mortality study reporting asbestos exposure producing asbestosis. 37=asbestosis deaths 2.39 per 1000 Cumulative asbestos exposure was significantly associated with mortality from asbestosis in all models (p<0.001), except for the additive relative risk model. High estimated cumulative exposures were due to high
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