EFEMP1 and asbestosis: The results of multiple comparison analysis showed that fibulin-3 levels of subjects in the MPM group (median level: 19.8 (7.1) ng/ml) were higher than those in the asbestosis group (median level: 12.0 (5.5) ng/ml), the PP group (median level: 11.5 (3.6) ng/ml), the AE group (median level: 11.0 (3.6) ng/ml), and the control group (median level: 10.5 (3.5) ng/ml).