ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2018
Risk Factors for Declines in Kidney Function in Sugarcane Workers in Guatemala.
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- Scoping Review of Interventions to Prevent CKD of Unknown Origin in Working Populations.Kidney international reports · 2026Article
- Evaluating the effects of heat strain and air pollution on kidney health.Environment international · 2026Article
- Heat exposure, heat strain, and off-work recovery of Guatemalan sugarcane workers.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2025Article
- Airborne particulate matter exposure in male sugarcane workers at risk for chronic kidney disease in Guatemala.Annals of work exposures and health · 2025Article
- Modulation of the thiol redox proteome by sugarcane ash-derived silica nanoparticles: insights into chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology.Particle and fibre toxicology · 2025Article
- A Systems-Based Approach for the Prevention of Heat-Associated Kidney Disease in Latin American Workers.Annals of global health · 2025Article
- Exposome and Metabolome Analysis of Sugarcane Workers Reveals Predictors of Kidney Injury.Kidney international reports · 2024Article
- Sugarcane ash and sugarcane ash-derived silica nanoparticles alter cellular metabolism in human proximal tubular kidney cells.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Geographic Distribution of Self-Reported Chronic Kidney Disease and Potential Risk Factors in Central America.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Clinical and Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Workers, GuatemalaEmerging infectious diseases · 2022Review
- Large difference but high correlation between creatinine and cystatin C estimated glomerular filtration rate in Mesoamerican sugarcane cutters.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Article
- Environmental metal exposures and kidney function of Guatemalan sugarcane workers.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2022Article
- Kidney Function in Rice Workers Exposed to Heat and Dehydration in Costa Rica.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Impacts of Climate Change and Heat Stress on Farmworkers' Health: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Where do you live and what do you do? Two questions that might impact your kidney health.Frontiers in nephrology · 2022Review
- The effects of extreme temperatures on emergency room visits-a population-based analysis by age, sex, and comorbidity.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo characterize kidney function of sugarcane workers in Guatemala over the 6-month harvest and identify risk factors associated with changes in kidney function.
methodsDemographic and biological data were collected for 330 sugarcane cutters at the beginning and end of the harvest. Multivariable regression analyses were used to assess factors related to kidney function.
resultsA decline in kidney function across the harvest was observed in 36% of the participants. Risk factors associated with this decline included working at a particular plantation mill, local area workers compared with highland workers, and current smokers.
conclusionResults showed both occupational and behavioral factors play significant roles in declines in kidney function. These results underline the need for a comprehensive approach to the epidemic as well as further investigation of risk factors to guide research and interventions.
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