Demographic, exposure, and clinical data of the subjects
| Subjects with exposure to erionite in Turkey | |
| n | 16 |
| Age (y) | |
| Mean (SD) | 40.3 (9.2) |
| (Range) | (28–63) |
| 20–35 | 4 |
| 36–40 | 6 |
| 41–55 | 4 |
| ⩾56 | 2 |
| Sex ratio (M/F) | 2.2 (11/5) |
| Duration of exposure (y, mean (SD)) | 28.6 (15.8) |
| Delay since end of exposure (y, mean (SD)) | 11.7 (12.0) |
| Subjects with lifelong exposure (n) | 7 |
| Occupation (M/F): | |
| Farmer or villager | 3/2 |
| Housewives | 0/3 |
| Blue collar workers | 4/0 |
| White collar workers | 4/0 |
| Disease (M/F): | |
| Malignant pleural or peritoneal mesothelioma | 2/3 |
| Benign pleural disease | 1/5 |
| Lung fibrosis | 1/0 |
| Pleural effusion | 0 |
| Normal findings or other disease | 1/4 |