Table 3 Lung asbestos concentrations in mesothelioma cases according to sex
From: A postmortem case control study of asbestos burden in lungs of malignant mesothelioma cases
Male n = 49 (51.58%) | Female n = 46 (48.42%) | p-value | p-value * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (standard deviation) | ||||
Asbestos concentration (ff/gdw) | 116718.43 (328061.05) | 40278.87 (52680.63) | 0.1138 | 0.7500 |
Concentration of asbestos bodies (ff/gdw) | 138342.88 (456357.00) | 6846.01 (23532.36) | 0.0496 | 0.4412 |
Concentration of Chrysotile asbestiform antigorite (ff/gdw) | 0 (0) | 895.85 (2648.50) | 0.0265 | 0.0187 |
Crocidolite Concentration (ff/gdw) | 51355.28 (138066.69) | 12092.15 (24429.16) | 0.0557 | 0.5843 |
Amosite concentration (ff/gdw) | 57712.94 (196478.55) | 18080.24 (24713.63) | 0.1677 | 0.8575 |
Anthophyllite asbestos concentration (ff/gdw) | 1311.14 (4770.03) | 0 (0) | 0.0603 | 0.2537 |
Concentration of tremolite/ actinolite asbestos (ff/gdw) | 6339.10 (11869.49) | 9210.63 (14102.75) | 0.2847 | 0.7146 |
Mean length of asbestos fibers (μm) | 23.37 (13.97) | 24.22 (11.33) | 0.7808 | 0.4260 |
Mean width of asbestos fibers (μm) | 0.80 (0.33) | 0.60 (0.21) | 0.0080 | 0.0763 |