Characteristics of new asbestosis cases identified from three data sources in British Columbia, 1992–2004
| Number | Male (%) | Mean age (SD) | ||
| Men | Women | |||
| Workers’ compensation cases | 271 | 99.6 | 66.4 (9.1) | 72* |
| Hospitalisation cases | 562 | 97.9 | 72.7 (9.2) | 80.3 (6.3) |
| Outpatient cases | 582 | 93.5 | 65.7 (9.7) | 65.1 (12.9) |
| All new cases† | 1170 | 95.8 | 68.9 (10.2) | 68.2 (13.3) |
*Only one female case; †for cases with multiple records in different data sources, the record with the earliest date was selected in this category.