Table 1.

Characteristics of 3,072 Textile Workers in Charleston, South Carolina, 1940–2001

Characteristic	Median (IQR)	No.	%
Age at study entry, years	23 (19–29)
Calendar year at study entry	1943 (1941–1946)
Male		1,807	58.9
White		2,500	81.4
Cumulative asbestos exposure at end of follow-up, fiber-years/mL	4.99 (1.45–21.38)
Lung cancer deaths		198	6.5
Non–lung cancer deaths		1,763	57.4
Lost to follow-up		265	8.6

Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.