Table 5 Sociodemographic and labor data of the participants and pulmonary function values.

From: High metabolic activity in positron emission tomography and systemic inflammation occurring years after exposure cessation in engineered stone silicosis

 

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

44 ± 5.4

Starting Exposure Age

21.6 ± 5.1

Duration of Exposure (years)

10.9 ± 3.2

Years from start of exposure to diagnosis of silicosis.

13.0 ± 4.2

Years from start of exposure to diagnosis of PMF.

16.9 ± 3.6

Years from cessation of exposure to blood extraction and PET/CT (study)

11.6 ± 1.6

Never-smoker*

9 (53%)

Ex-smoker*

8 (47%)

Pack-years

7.1 ± 4.8

FVC (mL)

3914 ± 968

FVC (%)

79.1 ± 17.3

FEV1 (mL)

2796 ± 899

FEV1 (%)

70.8 ± 21.7

FEV1/FVC

0.69 ± 0.10

DLCOc (mmol/min/kPa)

8.6 ± 1.5

DLCOc (%)

85.3 ± 14.8

  1. Note: FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in the first second, forced vital capacity (FVC); DLCOc: Diffuse capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide. *Number of cases (percentage).
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