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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2013 Jun;23(6):334–341. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.03.013

Table 2.

Characteristics of 2975 individuals in the South Carolina chrysotile asbestos cohort in the first year and over the course of 115,643 person-years of follow-up, 1940–2001

Characteristic* First year of follow-up
(n = 2975)		 Complete course
of follow-up
(n = 115,643)
Age 24 (20,31) 48 (36, 60)
Calendar year 1943 (1941–1946) 1967 (1955–1981)
Female gender, n (%) 1247 (42) 49,832 (43)
Non-Caucasian race, n (%) 565 (19) 19,977 (17)
At work, n (%) 2975 (100) 21,905 (19)
Asbestos exposure
  Any, n (%) 2975 (100) 19,341 (17)
  Fiber-years/mL† 2.0 (1.0–4.3) 3.5 (1.6–5.1)
  Cumulative fiber-years/mL 2.0 (1.0–4.3) 5.4 (1.7–21.1)
*

Data are presented as median (quartiles) unless otherwise stated.

†

Among those with any exposure.