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. 2018 Dec 20;7(3):1519. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2018.1519

Table 3.

The distribution of the cause of death, reclassified by type of exposure.

Cause of death Occupational exposure, % Household exposure, % Neighborhood exposure, %
No Yes No Yes No Yes
(n=73) (n=109) (n=99) (n=37) (n=28) (n=146)
Mesothelioma 100.0 67.0 85.9 100.0 82.1 82.1
Asbestosis 0.0 17.4 9.1 0.0 10.7 10.7
Lung cancer 0.0 11.0 5.1 0.0 7.1 7.1
Other tumors 0.0 2.8 / / 0.0 0.0
Other cardiopulmonary diseases 0.0 1.8 / / 0.0 0.0
P*<0.001 P*=0.051 P*= 0.96

*Fisher’s exact test.