| All patients (n = 1570) | Men with pleural plaques (n = 31) | Men without pleural plaques (n = 1539) | p a |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total person-years follow-up | 14,533.3 | 278.0 | 14,255.3 | Â |
Median person-years follow-up | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | Â |
Patients with lung cancer | 68 (4.3%) | 3 (9.7%) | 65 (4.2%) | 0.148 |
Lung cancer stage | ||||
 I or II | 39 (57.4%) | 0 | 39 (60%) | 0.073 |
 III or IV | 29 (42.6%) | 3 (100%) | 26 (40.0) | |
Total deaths | 87 (5.5%) | 4 (12.9%) | 83 (5.4%) | 0.088 |
Lung cancer deaths | 27 (1.7%) | 3 (9.7%) | 24 (1.6%) | 0.015 |
Deaths from causes other than lung cancer | 60 (3.8%) | 1 (3.2%) | 59 (3.8%) | 1.0 |