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Table THORR03

Work-related and occupational respiratory disease: percentage age distribution(a) of estimated cases reported by chest physicians to SWORD and occupational physicians to OPRA by sex and diagnostic category, 2006-2008

Sex Diagnostic category Percentage age distribution reported to both chest and occupational physicians(p) Percentage age distribution reported to chest physicians (SWORD)(p) Percentage age distribution reported to occupational physicians (OPRA)(p)
16-24% 25-34% 35-44% 45-54% 55-64% 65+% 16-24% 25-34% 35-44% 45-54% 55-64% 65+% 16-24% 25-34% 35-44% 45-54% 55-64% 65+%
Male Allergic alveolitis - 2 27 16 45 10 - 2 27 16 45 10 - - - - - -
Asthma 4 18 26 25 24 4 5 19 23 22 26 5 1 12 36 34 17 -
Bronchitis/emphysema - 1 - 16 11 71 - 1 - 16 11 73 - - - 50 50 -
Infectious diseases - - 29 46 25 - - - 29 46 25 - - - - - - -
Inhalation accidents 2 3 45 50 - - 2 2 36 60 - - - 5 67 29 - -
Lung cancer - - - 2 27 71 - - - 2 27 71 - - - 50 - 50
Malignant mesothelioma - - - 5 26 69 - - - 5 26 69 - - - - 6 94
Benign pleural disease - - - 6 24 70 - - - 5 24 70 - - - 100 - -
Pneumoconiosis - - 1 11 9 79 - - 1 11 9 79 - 13 13 25 13 38
Other 4 15 23 25 24 9 - 10 19 35 20 15 10 20 28 12 30 -
Total diagnoses 1 3 5 9 24 59 - 2 4 8 24 62 4 14 31 26 19 6
Total individuals (b) 1 2 5 9 24 59 - 2 3 9 24 62 4 14 30 26 19 6
Females Allergic alveolitis - - 43 43 13 - - - 43 43 13 - - - - - - -
Asthma 8 14 36 29 13 - 8 10 30 34 18 - 8 24 50 18 1 -
Bronchitis/emphysema - 33 - - 33 33 - 33 - - 33 33 - - - - - -
Infectious diseases 14 55 17 14 - - 24 73 2 - - - - 32 37 32 - -
Inhalation accidents - - 50 - 50 - - - 50 - 50 - - - - - - -
Lung cancer - - - 86 7 7 - - - 86 7 7 - - - - - -
Malignant mesothelioma - - - 2 14 85 - - - 2 3 95 - - - - 92 8
Benign pleural disease - - - - 2 98 - - - - 2 98 - - - - - -
Pneumoconiosis - - - 4 - 96 - - - 4 - 96 - - - - - -
Other 7 37 24 20 10 3 13 26 10 38 3 10 5 41 29 14 12 -
Total diagnoses 6 18 25 22 11 17 7 12 19 25 12 25 5 30 39 17 8 -
Total individuals (b) 6 18 26 22 11 18 7 12 20 24 12 26 5 30 39 17 9 -
All cases Allergic alveolitis - 2 30 22 39 8 - 2 30 22 39 8 - - - - - -
Asthma 6 16 30 27 19 2 6 16 26 27 23 3 4 18 43 26 9 -
Bronchitis/emphysema - 2 - 16 12 70 - 2 - 15 11 71 - - - 50 50 -
Infectious diseases 9 35 22 26 9 - 12 36 16 24 13 - - 32 37 32 - -
Inhalation accidents 1 3 46 49 1 - 2 2 36 57 2 - - 5 67 29 - -
Lung cancer - - - 6 26 67 - - - 6 26 68 - - - 50 - 50
Malignant mesothelioma - - - 4 25 70 - - - 4 25 70 - - - - 42 58
Benign pleural disease - - - 5 24 71 - - - 5 24 71 - - - 100 - -
Pneumoconiosis - - 1 10 9 80 - - 1 10 9 80 - 13 13 25 13 38
Other 5 22 23 23 20 7 2 13 17 36 17 14 8 30 28 13 22 -
Total diagnoses 1 4 7 11 22 54 1 3 5 10 23 58 5 21 35 22 14 3
Total individuals (b) 1 4 7 11 22 54 1 3 5 10 23 58 5 21 34 22 14 3

Notes

  • (a) A small proportion of cases within each diagnostic category are of unknown age: percentages are calculated from those cases for which age was known, and may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.
  • (b) Individuals can have more than one diagnosis.
  • " - " means zero or number rounds to zero.
  • (p) Provisional.

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