Table 1 Demographic data and clinical characteristics of surviving patients and deceased patients
Characteristic | Surviving patients Mean (±) or Median [IQR] value | Deceased patients Mean (±) or Median [IQR] value |
|---|---|---|
Age at first diagnosis (years) | 42 [10] | 45 [20] |
Total exposure time (years) | 16 [11] | 15.5 [11.8] |
Surviving patients n (%) | Deceased patients n (%) | |
Gender | ||
Male Female | 523 (94.7) 2 (0.4) | 14 (2.5) 0 |
Smoking status | ||
Never smokers Former and current smokers | 145 (27.6) 380 (72.4) | 3 (21.4) 11 (78.6) |
Comorbidity | ||
Yes No | 150 (27.8) 375 (69.6) | 7 (1.3) 7 (1.3) |
Attributed Sector | ||
Ceramic production Dental technician Coal mine Quartz mine Metal welding-casting Metal mine Brick production Other | 132 (24.5) 117 (21.7) 88 (16.3) 79 (14.6) 51 (9.5) 12 (2.3) 5 (0.9) 41 (7.6) | 0 (0) 4 (0.7) 3 (0.6) 3 (0.6) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 0 (0) 2 (0.4) |
Workplace size | ||
Large Medium Small Micro | 277 (51.4) 67 (12.4) 24 (4.4) 15 (2.8) | 3 (0.5) 1 (0.2) 2 (0.4) 0 (0) |
Type of Dust | ||
Silica Metal dust Coal dust Asbestos Other | 474 (87.9) 112 (20.7) 91 (16.8) 11 (2) 38 (7) | 9 (1.7) 5 (1) 3 (0.6) 0 (0) 2 (0.4) |
Type of Disease | ||
Silicosis Mix dust pneumoconiosis Coal worker pneumoconiosis Asbestosis Other | 355 (65.8) 138 (25.6) 18 (3.3) 1 (0.2) 13 (2.4) | 8 (1.5) 3 (0.6) 3 (0.6) 0 (0) 0 (0) |
Stage | ||
Stage 0 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 | 41 (7.6) 350 (64.9) 119 (22) 15 (2.8) | 1 (0.2) 9 (1.7) 2 (0.4) 2 (0.4) |
Variety | ||
Simple pneumoconiosis Complicated pneumoconiosis | 403 (74.7) 122 (22.6) | 6 (1.2) 8 (1.5) |
Developed lung cancer | ||
Yes | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) |
History of tuberculosis | ||
No Yes Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria | 412 (76.4) 112 (20.7) 1 (0.3) | 7 (1.3) 7 (1.3) 0 (0) |
Use of personal protective equipment | ||
Yes No | 370 (68.6) 162 (28.8) | 7 (1.3) 7 (1.3) |