Research Article
The Influence of Gene-Gene and Gene-Environment Interactions on the Risk of Asbestosis
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of cases and controls.
| | Cases () | Controls () | Test | value |
| Age in years (mean ± SD) | 61 ± 9.40 | 57 ± SD 9.34 | | 0.000 | Gender | | | | | Male [ (%)] | 186 (71) | 183 (69) | | | Female [ (%)] | 76 (29) | 82 (31) | | 0.628 | Smoking | | | | | Ever/never smokers [] | 117/145 | 120/145 | | 0.919 | Years [mean ± SD] | 25.92 ± 13.37 | 22.90 ± 12.90 | | 0.078 | Pack years [mean ± SD] | 21.92 ± 15.95 | 20.99 ± 16.37 | | 0.659 | Cumulative asbestos exposure in fibres/cm3-years [mean ± SD] | 37.67 ± 86.43 | 11.23 ± 23.47 | | 0.000 |
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