Peritoneal mesothelioma and asbestos exposure: a population-based case-control study in Italy, 2000-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Using a case-control design, we examined the association between occupational asbestos exposure and risk of peritoneal mesothelioma in the general population in Italy.

Methods

From the National Mesothelioma Registry, we selected cases (2000-2021) with life-time occupational history. Controls were 3045 from three case-control studies (region-sex-age-matched, performed in six regions), one in 2002-2004 (2116 population controls) and two in 2012-2016 (718 population and 211 hospital controls). For all subjects, exposure assignment was based on a quantitative job-exposure matrix (SYN-JEM). Qualitative expert-based evaluation was available for all cases, but only in 2012-2016 for 929 controls. We estimated ORs and 90% CIs using logistic regression models adjusted for r

SUBMITTER: Consonni D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12703297 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature