Table 1.
Select BEEA enrollment characteristics and chronic kidney disease
| Characteristic | Total (N=1545) N(%) | Chronic Kidney Diseasea |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (N=1341) N(%) | Yes (N=204) N(%) | p-valueb | ||
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| State | ||||
| Iowa | 1185 (77) | 1040 (78) | 145 (71) | 0.04 |
| North Carolina | 360 (23) | 301 (22) | 59 (29) | |
| Age category | ||||
| 50–59 | 482 (31) | 474 (35) | 8 (4) | <0.0001 |
| 60–69 | 549 (36) | 494 (37) | 55 (27) | |
| ≥70 | 514 (33) | 373 (28) | 141 (69) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||
| <25 | 252 (16) | 214 (16) | 38 (19) | 0.41 |
| 25–29.99 | 683 (44) | 601 (45) | 82 (40) | |
| ≥30 | 610 (39) | 526 (39) | 84 (41) | |
| Tobacco smoking | ||||
| Never | 912 (59) | 806 (60) | 106 (52) | 0.02 |
| Former | 565 (37) | 473 (35) | 92 (45) | |
| Current | 68 (4) | 62 (5) | 6 (3) | |
| Alcohol consumption (last 7 days) | ||||
| None | 770 (50) | 644 (48) | 126 (62) | 0.0003 |
| <5 | 420 (27) | 370 (28) | 50 (25) | |
| 5+ | 355 (23) | 327 (24) | 28 (14) | |
| History of hypertension | ||||
| No | 849 (55) | 781 (58) | 68 (33) | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 696 (45) | 560 (42) | 136 (67) | |
| History of diabetes | ||||
| No | 1321 (86) | 1176 (88) | 145 (71) | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 224 (14) | 165 (12) | 59 (29) | |
| Active farmerc | ||||
| No | 243 (16) | 187 (14) | 56 (27) | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 1302 (84) | 1154 (86) | 148 (73) | |
Note: due to rounding total % may not equal 100%.
a
Defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1.73 m2.
b
Chi-square test for homogeneity.
c
Reported farming activities or occupational pesticide use within 12 months prior to BEEA enrollment.