Table 1.
Characteristics of pleural mesothelioma cases and controls in men ever/never employed in the construction industry (ISIC-71 code 5000), Italy, 2000–2018
| Variable | Ever construction | Never construction | ||||||
| Cases | Controls | Cases | Controls | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 4729 | 100 | 402 | 100 | 10 863 | 100 | 1808 | 100 |
| Period | ||||||||
| 2000–2009 | 2372 | 50.2 | 299 | 74.4 | 5613 | 51.7 | 1318 | 72.9 |
| 2010–2018 | 2357 | 49.8 | 103 | 25.6 | 5250 | 48.3 | 490 | 27.1 |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| <50 | 112 | 2.4 | 17 | 4.2 | 272 | 2.5 | 90 | 5.0 |
| 50–54 | 171 | 3.6 | 25 | 6.2 | 359 | 3.3 | 98 | 5.4 |
| 55–59 | 360 | 7.6 | 48 | 11.9 | 767 | 7.1 | 223 | 12.3 |
| 60–64 | 553 | 11.7 | 66 | 16.4 | 1344 | 12.4 | 304 | 16.8 |
| 65–69 | 858 | 18.1 | 98 | 24.4 | 1825 | 16.8 | 435 | 24.1 |
| 70–74 | 966 | 20.4 | 91 | 22.6 | 2192 | 20.2 | 371 | 20.5 |
| 75–79 | 926 | 19.6 | 45 | 11.2 | 2107 | 19.4 | 234 | 12.9 |
| 80–84 | 538 | 11.4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1282 | 11.8 | 36 | 2.0 |
| 85+ | 245 | 5.2 | 2 | 0.5 | 715 | 6.6 | 17 | 0.9 |
| Mean (SD) | 70.4 | (9.5) | 66.2 | (8.7) | 70.7 | (9.8) | 66.1 | (9.1) |
| Interview | ||||||||
| Direct | 2933 | 62.0 | 402 | 100 | 6262 | 57.7 | 1808 | 100 |
| Next-of-kin | 1709 | 36.1 | 4242 | 39.0 | ||||
| None | 78 | 1.7 | 278 | 2.6 | ||||
| Other | 9 | 0.2 | 81 | 0.7 | ||||
| Diagnosis | ||||||||
| Definite | 4117 | 87.1 | 9251 | 85.2 | ||||
| Probable | 347 | 7.3 | 802 | 7.4 | ||||
| Possible | 265 | 5.6 | 810 | 7.5 | ||||
| Morphology* | ||||||||
| Mesothelioma, NOS (90503) | 450 | 9.5 | 1081 | 9.9 | ||||
| Fibrous (90513) | 479 | 10.1 | 1007 | 9.3 | ||||
| Epithelioid (90523) | 2897 | 61.3 | 6602 | 60.8 | ||||
| Biphasic (90533) | 583 | 12.3 | 1237 | 11.4 | ||||
| Not available | 320 | 6.8 | 936 | 8.6 | ||||
Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
*Codes of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Edition in parentheses.
ISIC, International Standard Industry Classification (1971); NOS, not otherwise specified.