Research Article
Plasma Fibulin-3 as a Potential Biomarker for Patients with Asbestos-Related Diseases in the Han Population
Table 1
Basic characteristics of the subjects.
| | Control () | AE () | PP () | Asbestosis () | MPM () |
| | Age, y (median (Q1–Q3)) | 67 (64–73) | 67 (62–72) | 69 (63–74) | 73 (65–82) | 66 (57–72) | | Gender | | | | | | | Male, n (%) | 57 (61) | 54 (25) | 29 (39) | 8 (28) | 7 (47) | | Female, n (%) | 37 (39) | 164 (75) | 45 (61) | 21 (72) | 8 (53) | | Smoker, n (%) | 14 (16) | 17 (8) | 13 (19) | 1 (4) | 4 (27) | | Drinker, n (%) | 8 (9) | 11 (5) | 7 (10) | 0 (0) | 4 (27) | | Exposure to asbestos (yes/no) | 0/94 | 218/0 | 48/26 | 23/6 | 8/7 | | Potential exposure level, mg/m3 × years (median (Q1–Q3)) | NA | 35 (7–77) | 30 (4–59) | 30 (7–100) | 11 (4–19) | | Exposure duration, y (median (Q1–Q3)) | NA | 9 (5–14) | 10 (5–14) | 11 (6–17) | 14 (5–19) |
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PP: pleural plaque; AE: asbestos-exposed subjects; MPM: malignant pleural mesothelioma; Q1: 1st quartile; Q3: 3rd quartile; y: years; NA: not applicable.
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