Table 1 Description of the main characteristics of the studies included that assess risk of lung cancer mortality related with exposure to respirable crystalline silica
Author | Study area | Design | Sample size | Follow-up time/data-collection | Population characteristics | Minimum time of exposure | Type of industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brown et al. 2005 | United Kingdom | Cohort | 2703 | 1950–2001 | M: 2365 (87.5%) | 1 year | Sand |
Mean age of death: 64.6 years | |||||||
McDonald et al. 2005 | USA | Case-control | Cases: 105 | 1995–2000 | M: 293 (100%) | 3 years | Sand |
Controls: 188 | |||||||
Vacek et al. 2010 | USA | Case-control | Cases: 356 | 1947–2004 | M: 1297 (100%) | Not specified | Granite |
Controls: 941 | |||||||
Mundt et al. 2011 | Germany | Cohort | 17,573 | 1938–2005 | M: 8183 (47.0%) | 6 months | Porcelain |
Olsen et al. 2012 | USA | Cohort | 2650 | 1945–2004 | M: 2474 (93.4%) | 1 year | Mining |
Sogl et al. 2012 | Germany | Cohort | 58,677 | 1946–2003 | M: 58,677 (100%) | 6 months | Uranium |
Cherry et al. 2013 | United Kingdom | Cohort | 4801 | 1985–2008 | M: 4801 (100%) | 1 year | Ceramic |
Graber et al. 2014 | USA | Cohort | 8829 | 1969–2007 | M: 8829 (100%) | Not specified | Mining |
Mean age of registration: 45 years | |||||||
Gallagher et al. 2015 | USA | Cohort | 2343 | 1942–2011 | M: 2343 (100%) | 1 year | Diatoms |
Allen et al. 2015 | USA | Nested case-control | Cases: 1706 | 1960–2010 | M: 4820 (94.8%) | Not specified | Taconite mining |
Controls: 3381 | |||||||
Lai et al. 2018 | China | Cohort | 7665 | 1960–2012 | M: 6542 (85.4%) | 1 year | Iron mining |
Mean age of entering the cohort: 24.8 years | |||||||
Wang et al. 2020 | China | Cohort | 44,708 | 1960–2003 | M:38,221 (85.5%) | 1 year | Ceramic and metal mining |
Mean age of entering the cohort: 26.9 years | |||||||
Kleischmidt et al. 2022 | USA | Cohort | 2650 | 1945–2015 | M: 2473 (93.3%) | 1 year | Mining |