Table 1. Study characteristics–mortality and incidence studies.
| ID | Reference (related papers) | O | Year | Country | Industry | Asbestos type | Gender | Employment | End of follow-up | No of subjects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selikoff 1979 (Selikoff et al, 1979) (Selikoff et al, 1964; Selikoff and Seidman, 1991; Selikoff et al, 1980) | M | 1979 | USA | Insulation workers (union) | Ch, Am | Men | Union before 1943 | 1976 | 632 |
| 2 | Acheson 1982. I (Acheson et al, 1982) | M | 1982 | UK | Manufacture of gas masks | Ch | Women | From 1939 | 1980 | 570 |
| 3 | Acheson 1982.I (Acheson et al, 1982) | M | 1982 | UK | Manufacture of gas masks | Cr | Women | From 1939 | 1980 | 757 |
| 4 | Acheson 1984 (Acheson et al, 1984) | M | 1984 | UK | Manufacture of insulation board | Am | Men | 1947–1978 | 1980 | 5969 |
| 5 | Olshon 1984 (Ohlson et al, 1984) | M | 1984 | Sweden | Railroad shop | Mixed | Men | 1939–1980 | 1980 | 3442 |
| 6 | Peto 1985.I (Peto et al, 1985) | M | 1985 | UK | Asbestos textile workers | Ch, Cr | Men | 1916–1983 | 1983 | 145 |
| 7 | Peto 1985.II (Peto et al, 1985) | M | 1985 | UK | Asbestos textile workers | Ch, Cr | Women | 1916–1983 | 1983 | 283 |
| 8 | Peto 1985.III (Peto et al, 1985) | M | 1985 | UK | Asbestos textile workers | Ch, Cr | Men | 1916–1983 | 1983 | 3211 |
| 9 | Gardner 1986 (Gardner et al, 1986) | M | 1986 | UK | asbestos cement factory | Ch | Men and women | 1941–1983 | 1984 | 2167 |
| 10 | Seidman 1986 (Seidman et al, 1986) | M | 1986 | USA | Insulation workers | Am | Men | 1941–1945 | 1985 | 820 |
| 11 | Amandus 1987 (Amandus and Wheeler, 1987) | M | 1987 | USA | Vermiculite miners and millers | Tr-Ac | Men | Until 1970 | 1981 | 575 |
| 12 | Enterline 1987 (Enterline et al, 1987) | M | 1987 | USA | Asbestos products company | Ch, Cr, Am | Men | 1941–1967 | 1980 | 1074 |
| 13 | Hughes 1987 (Hughes et al, 1987) | M | 1987 | USA | Asbestos cement factory | Ch, Cr, Am | Men | Until 1970 | 1982 | 6931 |
| 14 | Sanden 1987 (Sandén and Järvholm, 1987) | I | 1987 | Sweden | Shipyard workers | Ch | Men | 1977–1979 | 1983 | 3787 |
| 15 | Tola 1988 (Tola et al, 1988) | I | 1988 | Finland | Shipyard workers | Mixed | Men | 1945–1960 | 1981 | 7775 |
| 16 | Melkild 1989 (Melkild et al, 1989) | I | 1989 | Norway | Shipyard workers | Ch | Men | 1946–1977 | 1986 | 4778 |
| 17 | Raffn 1989 (Raffn et al, 1989) | I | 1989 | Denmark | Asbestos cement factory | Mixed | Men | 1928–1984 | 1984 | 7996 |
| 18 | Neuberger 1990 (Neuberger and Kundi, 1990) | M | 1990 | Austria | Asbestos cement factory | Ch, Cr | Men and women | 1950–1981 | 1987 | 2816 |
| 19 | Botta 1991 (Botta et al, 1991) | M | 1991 | Italy | Asbestos cement factory | Ch, Cr | Men and women | 1950–1980 | 1986 | 3367 |
| 20 | Selikoff 1991 (Selikoff and Seidman, 1991) (Selikoff et al, 1964; Selikoff et al, 1979; Selikoff et al, 1980) | M | 1991 | USA/Canada | Insulation workers (union) | Ch, Am | Men | In union 1967 | 1987 | 17 800 |
| 21 | Cheng 1992 (Cheng and Kong, 1992) | M | 1992 | China | Chrysolite asbestos products workers | Ch | Men and women | Present in 1972 | 1987 | 1172 |
| 22 | Sanden 1992 (Sandén et al, 1992) | M | 1992 | Sweden | Shipyard workers | Ch | Men | 1977–1979 | 1987 | 3893 |
| 23 | Danielsen 1993 (Danielsen et al, 1993) | I | 1993 | Norway | Shipyard production workers | Ch | Men | 1940–1979 | – | 4571 |
| 24 | Kogan 1993 (Kogan et al, 1993) | M | 1993 | Russia | Friction products | Ch | Men and women | – | 1988 | 2834 |
| 25 | Zhu 1993 (Zhu and Wang, 1993) | M | 1993 | China | Asbestos factory | Ch | Men and women | – | 1986 | 5893 |
| 26 | Meurman 1994 (Meurman et al, 1994) | I | 1994 | Finland | Asbestos miners | An | Men and women | 1953–1967 | 1991 | 903 |
| 27 | Liddell 1997 (Liddell et al, 1997) (McDonald et al, 1993; McDonald et al, 1980) | M | 1997 | Canada | Miners and millers | Ch | Men | – | 1992 | 9780 |
| 28 | Pang 1997 (Pang et al, 1997) | M | 1997 | China | Asbestos factory | Ch | Men and women | Until 1972 | 1994 | 530 |
| 29 | Levin 1998 (Levin et al, 1998) | M | 1998 | USA | Manufacture of asbestos pipe insulation | Am | Men | Alive in 1964 | 1993 | 1121 |
| 30 | Battista 1999 (Battista et al, 1999) | M | 1999 | Italy | Rail carriage construction and repair | Ch, Cr | Men | 1945–1969 | 1997 | 734 |
| 31 | Germani 1999 (Germani et al, 1999) | M | 1999 | Italy | Women compensated for asbestosis | Ch, Cr | Women | Alive in 1979 | 1997 | 631 |
| 32 | Karjalainen 1999.I (Karjalainen et al, 1999) | I | 1999 | Finland | Patients with asbestos-related pulmonary | Mixed | Men and women | 1964–1995 | 1995 | 1376 |
| 33 | Karjalainen 1999.II (Karjalainen et al, 1999) | I | 1999 | Finland | Patients with pleural fibrosis | Mixed | Men and women | 1964–1995 | 1995 | 4887 |
| 34 | Berry 2000 (Newhouse et al, 1985; Berry et al, 2000) | M | 2000 | UK | Asbestos factory | Ch, Cr, Am | Men and women | 1933–1964 1936–1942 | 1980 | 5100 |
| 35 | Szeszenia 2000 (Szeszenia-Dabrowska et al, 2000) | M | 2000 | Poland | Asbestos cement factory | Ch, Cr | Men | Until 1980 | 1991 | 2525 |
| 36 | Puntoni 2001 (Puntoni et al, 2001) | M | 2001 | Italy | Shipyard workers | Mixed | Men | 1960–1981 | 1996 | 3984 |
| 37 | LaProvote 2002 (de La Provôté et al, 2002) | I | 2002 | France | Manufacture fireproof textiles and friction materials | Mixed | Men and women | Until 1978 | 1995 | 1820 |
| 38 | Ulvestad 2002 (Ulvestad et al, 2002) | I | 2002 | Norway | Asbestos cement factory | Mixed | Men | 1942–1976 | 1999 | 541 |
| 39 | Szeszenia 2002 (Szeszenia-Dabrowska et al, 2002) | M | 2002 | Poland | Workers compensated for asbestosis | Mixed | Men | 1970–1997 | 1999 | 907 |
| 40 | Koskinen 2003 (Koskinen et al, 2003) | I | 2003 | Finland | Asbestos workers (screening campaign) | Mixed | Men and women | – | 1992 | 24 215 |
| 41 | Finkelstein 2004 (Finkelstein and Verma, 2004) | M | 2004 | Canada | Pipe trades workers (union) | Mixed | Men | From 1949 | 1999 | 25 285 |
| 42 | Reid 2004 (Armstrong et al, 1988; Reid et al, 2004) | I | 2004 | Australia | Crocidolite miners and millers | Cr | Men | 1943–1966 | 1999 | 5685 |
| 43 | Smailyte 2004 (Smailyte et al, 2004) | I | 2004 | Lithuania | Asbestos cement factory | Ch | Men and women | Until 1978 | 2000 | 1887 |
| 44 | Ulvestad 2004 (Ulvestad et al, 2004) | I | 2004 | Norway | insulation workers (union) | Ch, Am | Men | 1930–1975 | 1999 | 1116 |
| 45 | Wilczynska 2005 (Wilczynska et al, 2005) (Szeszenia-Dabrowska et al, 1991; Szeszenia-Dabrowska et al, 1988a; Szeszenia-Dabrowska et al, 1988b) | M | 2005 | Poland | Asbestos processing plant | Mixed | Men and women | 1945–1980 | 1999 | 4187 |
| 46 | Hein 2007 (Hein et al, 2007) (Brown et al, 1994; Dement et al, 1994; Dement et al, 1983) | M | 2007 | USA | Asbestos textile workers | Ch | Men and women | 1940–1965 | 2001 | 3072 |
| 47 | Krstev 2007 (Krstev et al, 2007) | M | 2007 | USA | Shipyard production workers | Mixed | Men and women | 1950–1964 | 2001 | 4702 |
| 48 | Pira 2007 (Pira et al, 2005, 2007) | M | 2007 | Italy | Asbestos textile workers | Mixed | Men and women | 1946–1984 | 2004 | 1966 |
| 49 | Frost 2008 (Frost et al, 2008) | M | 2008 | GB | Asbestos removal workers (campaign) | Mixed | Men and women | From 1971 | 2005 | 52 387 |
| 50 | Musk2008 (Musk et al, 2008) (Armstrong et al, 1988; Reid et al, 2004) | M | 2008 | Australia | crocidolite miners and millers | Cr | Men | 1943–1966 | 2000 | 6943 |
| 51 | Clin 2009 (Clin et al, 2009) | I | 2009 | France | Asbestos reprocessing plant (textile, friction) | Mixed | Men and women | Before 1978 | 2004 | 2024 |
| 52 | Harding 2009 (Hutchings et al, 1995; Harding et al, 2009) | M | 2009 | UK | Asbestos survey | Mixed | Men and women | 2005 | 9811 | |
| 53 | Loomis 2009 (Loomis et al, 2009) | M | 2009 | USA | Asbestos textile workers | Ch | Men and women | 1950–1973 | 2003 | 5770 |
| 54 | Pira 2009 (Pira et al, 2009) (Piolatto et al, 1990; Rubino et al, 1979) | M | 2009 | Italy | Chrysotile asbestos miners | Ch | Men | 1930–1975 | 1946 | 2003 |
| 55 | Pesch 2010 (Pesch et al, 2010) | M | 2010 | Germany | Asbestos survey | Mixed | Men | 1993–1995 | 2007 | 576 |
Abbreviations: -=not applicable; Am=Amosite; An=Anthophyllite; Ch=Chrysotile; Cr=Crocidolite; I=Incidence; M=Mortality; O=Outcome.