Table 1.
Demographic and clinical traits of studied mesothelioma cases
| Mesothelioma (%) N = 179 | |
| Sex | |
| Female | 31 (17.3) |
| Male | 148 (82.7) |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 62.3 ± 10.9 |
| Asbestos exposure | |
| No | 40 (22.3) |
| Yes | 139 (77.3) |
| Asbestos bodiesa | |
| 0 | 37 (43.5) |
| >0 | 48 (56.47) |
| Range | 0–14870 |
| Meanb | 907.9 ± 2168.6 |
| Medianb | 198 |
| Histologyc | |
| Epithelioid | 121 (68.8) |
| Biphasic | 43 (24.4) |
| Sarcomatoid | 12 (6.8) |
| SMRP nM | |
| 0–<1.5 | 85 (47.5) |
| ≥1.5 | 94 (52.5) |
a
Missing asbestos body data on 125 cases.
b
For cases with >0 asbestos bodies measured.
c
Missing histology information on three cases.