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. 2022 Nov 17;12(11):e060364. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060364

Table 1.

Overview of data available from El Salvador and Nicaragua cohort studies14–17

Exploratory dataset, El Salvador, WE Project
Preharvest Week End-harvest
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Questionnaire, 2-week recall
Symptoms X X X X X X X X X X
Biomarker, preshift and postshift
 Dipstick: SpG, RBCs, WBCs, protein X X X X X X X X X X
 eGFR X X X
 CRP X X X
 WBC X X X
 Hb X X X
Confirmation dataset, Nicaragua, Adelante
Preharvest Cross-harvest End-harvest
Routine random monitoring of workers Mid-harvest, ~week 10 Routine random monitoring of workers
eGFR Dipsticks preshift and postshift as part of hydration monitoring (specific gravity). Leukocyturia is recorded Creatinine screening aiming to identify workers with kidney injury for rest or ending or changing employment Dipsticks preshift and postshift as part of hydration monitoring (specific gravity). Leukocyturia is recorded eGFR

RBCs=haematuria, WBCs=leukocyturia.

CRP, C reactive protein; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; Hb, haemoglobin; RBC, red blood cell; SpG, specific gravity; WBC, white blood cell; WE, Worker Health and Efficiency.