Table 3.
The effect of cooling interventions among agricultural workers on the self-report of one or more heat-related symptoms during the workday, n=74
Unadjusted | Adjusted for single covariate | |||||
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BMI | Heat Index Max | Years worked in agriculture | Hours worked per day | Moderate-vigorous activity | ||
Cooling Intervention (ref=No intervention) | OR [90%CI] | |||||
Bandana | 0.4 [0.2, 1.3] | 0.4 [0.2,1.4] | 0.4 [0.1, 1.5] | 0.4 [0.1, 1.4] | 0.4 [0.1, 1.2] | 0.7 [0.2, 2.4] |
Vest | 0.6 [0.2, 1.8] | 0.5 [0.2, 1.8] | 0.5 [0.2, 1.7] | 0.5 [0.2, 1.7] | 0.4 [0.1, 1.5] | 0.8 [0.2, 2.8] |
Combination | 0.2 [0.1, 0.8] | 0.2 [0.1, 0.7] | 0.3 [0.1, 1.0] | 0.2 [0.1, 0.8] | 0.2 [0.1, 0.7] | 0.3 [0.1, 1.2] |
Note. OR= odds ratio; CI= confidence interval. The outcome is “during the workday, participant self-reported one or more heatrelated symptom, yes/no”. Odds ratios <1 suggest a protective effect of the intervention.