Table I.

Variables for diagnosing malignant mesothelioma.

Variable	Value type
Age	Quantitative
Sex	Qualitative
City	Qualitative
Asbestos exposure	Qualitative
Type of malignant mesothelioma	Qualitative
Duration of asbestos exposure	Quantitative
Diagnosis method	Qualitative
Keep side	Qualitative
Cytology	Qualitative
Duration of symptoms	Quantitative
Dyspnoea	Qualitative
Ache on chest	Qualitative
Weakness	Qualitative
Smoker	Qualitative
Performance status	Qualitative
White blood cell count	Quantitative
Hemoglobin	Quantitative
Platelet count	Quantitative
Sedimentation rate	Quantitative
Blood lactose dehydrogenase	Quantitative
Alkaline phosphatase	Quantitative
Total protein	Quantitative
Albumin	Quantitative
Glucose	Quantitative
Pleural lactose dehydrogenase	Quantitative
Pleural protein	Quantitative
Pleural albumin	Quantitative
Pleural glucose	Quantitative
Mortality	Qualitative
Pleural effusion	Qualitative
Pleural thickness on tomography	Qualitative
Pleural pH	Qualitative
Cell count	Quantitative
C-reactive protein	Quantitative