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Pleural fibrosis consisting of bilateral parietal pleural plaques (PPP) and diffuse pleural thickening (DPT) in the patients with retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF pts) regarding their asbestos exposure |
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| Unexposed RPF pts |
Asbestos-exposed RPF pts |
OR (95% CI) |
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| Pleural fibrosis - |
10 |
5 |
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| Pleural fibrosis + |
6 |
17 |
5.7 (1.4 – 23.4) |
| PPP - |
14 |
8 |
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| PPP + |
2 |
14 |
12.2 (2.2 – 68.2) |
| DPT - |
12 |
10 |
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| DPT + |
4 |
12 |
3.6 (0.9 – 14.7) |
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(OR = Odds ratio) | |||
Uibu et al. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2008 3:29 doi:10.1186/1750-1172-3-29 |
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