Table 2.
Occupational exposures associated with departure from the healthy estimated glomerular filtration rate distribution
| Exposure | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Occupation since last visit (worked for a minimum of 2 weeks)a | |
| Sugarcane | 1.76 (1.09–2.82) |
| Banana | 0.83 (0.34–2.00) |
| Paid agricultural | 0.53 (0.23–1.18) |
| Unpaid agricultural | 1.13 (0.65–1.97) |
| Commerce | 1.3 (0.57–2.96) |
| Construction | 0.6 (0.22–1.58) |
| Fishing | 0.02 (0.01–0.03) |
| Home working | 1.24 (0.40–3.80) |
| Occupational environment (all yes vs no except where stated) | |
| Work outdoors (regularly or more frequently vs less frequently) | 1.58 (0.96–2.59) |
| Work in a very hot environment (regularly or more frequently vs less frequently) | 1.04 (0.68–1.60) |
| Place to cool off | 1.33 (0.32–5.61) |
| Shade available at workplace | 0.38 (0.14–1.07) |
| Work breaks in the shade | 0.47 (0.19–1.18) |
| Fast pace working | 0.98 (0.65–1.48) |
| Perspiration on arrival at work | 0.94 (0.59–1.50) |
| Heavy lifting at work (regularly or more frequently vs less frequently) | 1.00 (0.66–1.52) |
| Hard physical effort at work in the past week | 1.13 (0.59–2.14) |
| Fainting at work | 0.64 (0.12–3.46) |
| Symptoms of excess sun exposure at work | 1.61 (1.02–2.53) |
| Agrochemical use | 1.16 (0.72–1.86) |
All exposures analysed as time-updated variables. Adjusted for age, sex, study visit and follow-up duration.
a
Participants could report more than one occupation at each study visit. Coefficients in bold are where the 95% CI does not include unity.