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Table 2 Summary relative risk estimates (SRRE), 95% confidence intervals (CI)†, and number of studies in subgroup analyses

From: Association between mesothelioma and non-occupational asbestos exposure: systematic review and meta-analysis

 

SRRE (95% CI)

No. Studies

SRRE (95% CI)

No. Studies

SRRE (95% CI)

No. Studies

SRRE (95% CI)

No. Studies

Overall Exposure

Neighborhood

Domestic

Household

Gender

 Male

4.80 (1.96, 11.76)

7

5.71 (1.18, 27.54)

4

3.24 (1.63, 6.45)

5

2.40 (0.2, 26.70)

1

 Female

7.83 (3.30, 18.57)

10

7.69 (1.91, 31.00)

5

6.13 (2.42, 15.51)

8

4.30 (1.20, 15.1)

1

Fiber type

 Chrysotile

3.56 (0.65,20.82)

3

2.70 (0.03, 273.75)

2

4.30 (1.24, 14.94)

2

–

0

 Mixed

7.63 (3.68, 15.82)

8

10.36 (3.24, 33.16)

7

7.40 (2.69, 20.37)

5

1.30 (0.80,2.30)

1

 Not reported

2.66 (1.89, 3.74)

11

3.53 (1.27, 9.81)

6

2.70 (1.90, 3.85)

7

2.23 (1.06, 4.70)

4

Region

 Europe

5.44 (3.16, 9.37)

13

7.59 (3.24, 17.77)

10

4.82 (2.46, 9.44)

9

2.37 (1.34,4.19)

4

 USA/Canada

2.15 (1.01, 4.56)

6

0.77 (0.30, 1.95)

2

3.36 (1.68, 6.72)

5

–

0

 South Africa/Egypt

22.27 (6.35, 81.32)

2

22.27 (6.35, 81.32)

2

–

0

–

0

 Australia/South Pacific

2.64 (0.92, 7.57)

3

2.55 (1.09, 4.64)

2

2.08 (0.80, 5.42)

1

5.53 (0.15,205.3)

2

Study Type

 Cohort

12.62 (6.30, 25.26)

5

11.59 (4.37, 30.79)

4

8.17 (2.77, 24.13)

3

–

0

 Case-Control

2.12 (1.76, 2.56)

19

3.37 (2.08, 5.46)

12

2.88 (2.05, 4.03)

12

2.41 (1.30, 4.48)

6

  1. †: p-value< 0.05 for statistically significant SRRE if 95%CI does not include 1