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Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Dec;15(12):1707–1714. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0008

Table 5.

Comparison of the incidence of primary lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma and of mortality associated with this type of cancers among subjects presenting with one or several pulmonary nodule(s) mentioned by the radiologist on chest CT scan, in comparison with subjects with no nodule.

	CMF^* (nodule+/nodule−) [95% CI^**]
Incidence of lung cancer	4.08 [1.06;15.77]
Incidence of pleural mesothelioma	4.05 [0.72;22.71]
Mortality by lung cancer	2.58 [0.91;7.33]
Mortality by pleural mesothelioma	2.48 [0.45;13.72]

CMF = Comparative Morbidity Figure

^**

CI = Confidence Interval