Table 1 Cohort study of asbestos cement workers in Casale Monferrato, Italy: descriptive information
MenWomen
Status at follow-upn (%)n (%)
    Alive1057 (39.8)384 (49.5)
    Deceased *1573 (59.2)387 (49.8)
    Emigrated†21 (0.8)5 (0.6)
    Lost to follow-up6 (0.2)1 (0.1)
Year of first exposuren (%)n (%)
    1912–1949860 (32.3)415 (53.4)
    1950–19641347 (50.7)311 (40.0)
    1965–1974137 (5.2)13 (1.7)
    1975–1986313 (11.8)38 (4.9)
Total2657 (100.0)777 (100.0)
Age when first exposedn (%)n (%)
    <20321 (12.0)347 (44.7)
    20–291100 (41.4)240 (30.9)
    30–39804 (30.3)144 (18.5)
    40–49340 (12.8)41 (5.3)
    50–5992 (3.5)5 (0.6)
Duration of exposure, stratified by period of first exposureMean (SD)Mean (SD)
    1912–194924.6 (9.3)22.8 (10.1)
    1950–196414.2 (8.9)11.6 (9.1)
    1965–19746.1 (5.4)7.0 (4.9)
    1975–19864.4 (3.2)4.5 (2.7)
Time since last exposure, stratified by period of first exposureMean (SD)Mean (SD)
    1912–194915.7 (11.3)27.4 (13.2)
    1950–196420.8 (11.8)29.9 (11.5)
    1965–197421.0 (6.6)20.3 (5.0)
    1975–198617.8 (4.7)16.8 (1.4)
Age at cessation of exposure, stratified by period of first exposureMean (SD)Mean (SD)
    1912–194953.9 (8.7)45.5 (9.8)
    1950–196445.5 (12.1)37.2 (12.3)
    1965–197440.0 (11.4)39.3 (8.5)
    1975–198636.3 (11.9)41.0 (9.6)
  • *151 deaths (135 men and 16 women) before 1965, 21 causes of death unknown; †8 emigrated before 1965 (6 men and 2 women).