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. 2024 Apr 9;72(4):131–142. doi: 10.1177/21650799241235410

Table 1.

Demographic, Occupational and Behavioral Characteristics, and Symptoms of AKI-CD Cases (n = 527)

Variable Men Women
Respondents Median (IQR) or N (%) Respondents Median (IQR) or N (%)
Total 500 27
Age a (years) 500 28 (24-35) 27 34 (30-45)
Occupational
Field workers a (%) 500 440 (88%) 27 25 (93%)
Hours worked/day a 372 8 (8-12) 23 8 (8-12)
Days worked/week a 372 6 (6-6) 23 6 (6-6)
Day of week of clinical diagnosis
Sunday 500 26 (5%) 27 0
Monday 500 74 (15%) 27 7 (26%)
Tuesday 500 104 (21%) 27 5 (19%)
Wednesday 500 88 (18%) 27 5 (19%)
Thursday 500 90 (18%) 27 7 (26%)
Friday 500 81 (16%) 27 3 (11%)
Saturday 500 37 (7%) 27 0
Behavior a
Days since symptoms onset 434 2 (0-6) 26 2 (1-5)
NSAID use 500 25 (5%) 27 2 (7%)
Antibiotics use 500 25 (5%) 27 4 (15%)
Symptoms a
Headache 500 282 (56%) 27 19 (70%)
Nausea 500 276 (54%) 27 22 (81%)
Lumbar pain 500 263 (53%) 27 17 (63%)
Dyspnea 500 254 (51%) 27 15 (56%)
Fever 500 253 (51%) 27 13 (48%)
Loss of appetite 500 240 (48%) 27 16 (59%)
Muscle weakness 500 238 (48%) 27 17 (63%)
Vomiting 500 230 (46%) 27 18 (67%)
Paresthesia 500 228 (46%) 27 18 (67%)
Cramps 500 209 (42%) 27 17 (63%)
Myalgia 500 185 (37%) 27 11 (41%)
Fatigue 500 166 (34%) 27 12 (44%)
Joint pain 500 161 (33%) 27 14 (52%)
Abdominal pain 500 158 (32%) 27 16 (59%)
Dizziness 500 147 (29%) 27 14 (52%)
Tremor 500 142 (28%) 27 15 (56%)
Neck pain 499 111 (22%) 27 13 (48%)
Blurred vision 500 100 (20%) 27 11 (41%)
Dysuria 500 95 (19%) 27 11 (41%)
Cough 500 94 (19%) 27 11 (41%)
Chest pain 500 84 (17%) 27 9 (33%)
Confusion 500 46 (9%) 27 7 (26%)
Diarrhea 500 44 (9%) 27 3 (11%)
Rash 500 40 (8%) 27 4 (15%)
Edema 500 23 (5%) 27 12 (44%)
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Responses to a questionnaire administered by mill staff at hospital.