| Name |
Primary Malignancy of Mesothelioma (pri_mesothelioma) |
| Category |
Cancers |
| Sex |
|
| Adult |
Yes |
| UUID |
a2058d78-5505-497f-ab2d-a03ba68c3bc0 |
| Definition |
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that develops in the lining that covers the outer surface of some of the body’s organs. |
Ontologies
Key Summary Statistics
Cases from any source
| Total |
523 |
| Female (%) |
100 (19%) |
| Male (%) |
423 (81%) |
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 |
0.0 (0.0,0.0) |
| Male |
0.56 (0.01,1.11) |
Incidence stratified by sex
| Female |
0.21 (0.09,0.33) |
| Male |
1.3 (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 |
0.0 (0.0,0.0) |
| Ages 55-59 |
0.42 (0.13,0.7) |
| Ages 60-64 |
0.77 (0.43,1.1) |
| Ages 65-69 |
2.26 (1.6,2.92) |
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 (0,2) |
1 (0,2) |
7 (5,9) |
| CALIBER |
– |
– |
7 |
Stratified by age and Townsend deprivation status
| Deprivation status |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| Least deprived |
1(0,7) |
2(0,6) |
7(4,12) |
| Low |
0(NaN,NaN) |
0(NaN,NaN) |
5(2,9) |
| Medium |
0(NaN,NaN) |
4(1,9) |
8(5,14) |
| High |
0(NaN,NaN) |
0(NaN,NaN) |
6(3,11) |
| Most deprived |
1(0,5) |
1(0,4) |
8(4,14) |
Stratified by age and country
| Country |
Ages 40-49 |
Ages 50-59 |
Ages 60-69 |
| England |
0(0,2) |
1(0,3) |
7(5,9) |
| Scotland |
0(NaN,NaN) |
0(NaN,NaN) |
6(2,13) |
| Wales |
3(0,17) |
2(0,12) |
9(3,20) |
Definition
| UK Biobank field id |
Description |
Code |
Value |
| 20001 |
Cancer code, self-reported |
1064 |
mesothelioma |
| 41202 |
Diagnoses - main ICD10 |
C45 |
Mesothelioma |
| 41204 |
Diagnoses - secondary ICD10 |
C45 |
Mesothelioma |
| 40001 |
Underlying (primary) cause of death: ICD10 |
C45 |
Mesothelioma |
| 40002 |
Contributory (secondary) causes of death: ICD10 |
C45 |
Mesothelioma |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
BBP1.00 |
[M]Mesothelioma, malignant |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
BBP3.11 |
[M]Sarcomatoid mesothelioma |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
BBP5.00 |
[M]Epithelioid mesothelioma, malignant |
| 42040 |
GP clinical event records |
BBP7.00 |
[M]Mesothelioma, biphasic type, malignant |
| 40006 |
Type of cancer: ICD10 |
C45 |
Mesothelioma |
| 22141 |
Doctor diagnosed mesothelioma of the lung |
1 |
yes |