Size of the central fibre of ferruginous bodies(FBs) on erionite, and of erionite, TiO2, and other non-asbestos fibres in BALF of Tuzköy villagers and of the central fibre of asbestos bodies (ABs) on tremolite in Turks with environmental exposure to tremolite according to transmission electron microscopy
| FBs on erionite | Erionite | TiO2 | Others | ABs on tremolite | |
| Fibres analysed (n) | 89 | 216 | 29 | 56 | 294 |
| Diameter (μm) | |||||
| GM (GSD, 95% CI) | 0.37 (1.7, 0.33 to 0.42) | 0.35 (2.1, 0.32 to 0.39) | 0.25 (1.8, 0.20 to 0.31) | 0.16 (2.3, 0.13 to 0.20) | 0.31 (2.1, 0.29 to 0.35) |
| Range | 0.06–1.1 | 0.04–1.80 | 0.06–1.20 | 0.02–1.3 | 0.03–1.65 |
| Length (μm) | |||||
| GM (GSD, 95% CI) | 37.5 (1.5, 34.4 to 41.0) | 5.6 (2.2, 5.0 to 6.2) | 2.0 (1.5, 1.7 to 2.3) | 2.1 (1.8, 1.8 to 2.5) | 33.6 (1.6, 31.8 to 35.2) |
| Range | 14.0–105.0 | 1.0–65.0 | 1.1–8.0 | 1.0–8.0 | 10.5–140.0 |
| Aspect ratio | |||||
| GM (GSD, 95% CI) | 105 (1.8, 92 to 119) | 15.8 (4.0, 14.2 to 17.7) | 8.1 (1.7, 6.7 to 9.8) | 13.4 (2.2, 10.9 to 16.6) | 105 (2.0, 98 to 115) |
| Range | 30–480 | 3.6–143 | 3.8–25 | 3.5–150 | 15–900 |