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Table 1 Demographic and exposure characteristics of the patients with retroperitoneal fibrosis and asbestos-exposed controls.

From: Asbestos-related pleural and lung fibrosis in patients with retroperitoneal fibrosis

RPF

Asbestos exposure

Gender men/woman

Age

Pack-years of smoking

Age at diagnosis of RPF

   

mean

SD

mean

SD

mean

SD

Yes

No

9/7

61.9

9.7

20.4

18.8

55.5

9.6

Yes

Yes

19/3

64.1

9.4

27.0

17.4

54.9

8.0

No

Yes

18/0

66.0

7.7

22.4

27.1

NA

 
  1. (RPF = retroperitoneal fibrosis, NA = not applicable)