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Table 2 Frequency of traditional risk factors by labour history in the baseline population

From: Rationale, description and baseline findings of a community-based prospective cohort study of kidney function amongst the young rural population of Northwest Nicaragua

Labour historya

Sex (n)

Age

BMI

Years of Work life

eGFR mL/min/1.73 m2

Prevalence of low GFRb

Prevalence of risk factors

Hypertensionc

Nephrolithiasis

UTI

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Only sugarcane

Men (n: 49)

22.9 (3.6)

22.0 (20.4–24.2)

7.0 (3.6–10.2)

130 (121–139)

5 (10.2)

1 (2.0)

0 (0)

14 (28.6)

Women (n: 14)

23.4 (3.9)

26.9 (21.8–32.2)

4.5 (3.0–9.7)

133 (123–138)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (7.1)

4 (28.6)

Sugarcane with any other work (including other agricultural work)

Men (n: 172)

23.9 (3.7)

22.6 (21.1–24.4)

9.1 (6.0–12.2)

127 (119–137)

20 (11.6)

2 (1.3)

1 (0.6)

37 (21.5)

Women (n: 18)

24.3 (3.4)

28.1 (24.0–33.1)

10.1 (4.9–14.0)

126 (120–132)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

8 (44.4)

Other agricultural work only

Men (n: 27)

21.2 (3.4)

21.8 (20.8–22.9)

6.0 (2.0–11.5)

130 (117–138)

4 (14.8)

1 (3.7)

0 (0)

1 (3.7)

Women (n: 8)

22.1 (2.6)

23.7 (21.8–31.5)

8.0 (2.6–10.7)

128 (124–133)

0 (0)

1 (12.5)

0 (0)

2 (25.0)

Never worked in agriculture nor in sugarcane

Men (n: 15)

22.0 (4.3)

21.2 (19.4–22.5)

4.0 (2.0–11.0)

130 (123–145)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

4 (26.7)

Women (n: 47)

23.7 (3.6)

23.6 (21.4–28.1)

8.0 (4.0–12.5)

130 (126–137)

1 (2.1)

5 (10.6)

2 (4.3)

21 (44.7)

Total (350)

23.4 (3.7)

22.7 (21.0–24.9)

8.5 (4.5–12.0)

128 (121–137)

30 (8.6)

10 (2.9)

4 (1.1)

91 (26.0)

  1. BMI Body mass index, UTI Urinary Tract Infection, GFR Glomerular Filtration Rate, eGFR Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, IQR Interquartile range
  2. aLabour history categories grouped by current and previous occupation
  3. bLow GFR: Low glomerular filtration rate was defined as eGFR <90 mL/min/1.73 m2
  4. cHypertension: History of high blood pressure