| Name |
Asbestosis (asbestosis) |
| Category |
Respiratory |
| Sex |
|
| Adult |
Yes |
| UUID |
e6fa1fbb-5101-4ad5-854b-84b4d8dcd754 |
| Definition |
A pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation and retention of asbestos fibers. |
Ontologies
Key Summary Statistics
Cases from any source
| Total |
764 |
| Female (%) |
30 (4%) |
| Male (%) |
734 (96%) |
Year first recorded
Cases linked in all UK Biobank sources
Cross-source concordance
Vertical bars correspond to number of cases per source/intersection; horizontal bars to left correspond to total number of cases per source.
Incidence & prevalence
Baseline prevalence stratified by sex
| Female |
0.12 (-0.11,0.35) |
| Male |
12.46 (9.87,15.05) |
Incidence stratified by sex
| Female |
0.05 (-0.01,0.11) |
| Male |
1.31 (0.98,1.63) |
Incidence stratified by age
| Ages 40-44 |
0.0 (0.0,0.0) |
| Ages 45-49 |
0.07 (-0.07,0.22) |
| Ages 50-54 |
0.06 (-0.06,0.19) |
| Ages 55-59 |
0.42 (0.13,0.7) |
| Ages 60-64 |
0.46 (0.2,0.72) |
| Ages 65-69 |
2.16 (1.52,2.81) |
Period prevalence
Methods
Comparison with general population
Sex-standardised prevalence from CALIBER study (Kuan et al. 2019)
| Population |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| UK Biobank |
0 (0,1) |
2 (1,4) |
15 (13,18) |
| CALIBER |
– |
4 (4,5) |
25 (24,27) |
Stratified by age and Townsend deprivation status
| Deprivation status |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| Least deprived |
0(NaN,NaN) |
3(1,8) |
13(8,20) |
| Low |
0(NaN,NaN) |
2(0,7) |
9(5,15) |
| Medium |
0(NaN,NaN) |
3(1,8) |
10(6,16) |
| High |
0(NaN,NaN) |
0(NaN,NaN) |
15(9,22) |
| Most deprived |
1(0,5) |
3(1,8) |
31(23,41) |
Stratified by age and country
| Country |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| England |
0(0,2) |
1(0,3) |
12(10,15) |
| Scotland |
0(NaN,NaN) |
4(1,11) |
24(15,36) |
| Wales |
0(NaN,NaN) |
8(2,21) |
35(22,53) |
Definition
| UK Biobank field id |
Description |
Code |
Value |
| 20002 |
Non-cancer illness code, self-reported |
1120 |
asbestosis |
| 41202 |
Diagnoses - main ICD10 |
J61 |
Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres |
| 41204 |
Diagnoses - secondary ICD10 |
J61 |
Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres |
| 40001 |
Underlying (primary) cause of death: ICD10 |
J61 |
Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres |
| 40002 |
Contributory (secondary) causes of death: ICD10 |
J61 |
Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
H410.00 |
Pleural plaque disease due to asbestosis |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
H410.11 |
Asbestos-induced pleural plaque |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
H41..00 |
Asbestosis |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
H41z.00 |
Asbestosis NOS |