Table 3 Factors associated with chronic kidney disease
From: Chronic kidney disease in sugarcane workers in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study
Variable | CKD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | OR | 95% CI | p value | AOR | 95% CI | Adjusted p | |
Age ≥ 40 years | 6 (85.7) | 7.5 | 0.9–60.8 | 0.032 | 18.7 | 1.5–236.4 | 0.024 |
Male gender | 6 (85.7) | 2.0 | 0.2–16.2 | 0.442 | – | – | – |
Middle SES | 4 (57.1) | 5.9 | 0.7–48.0 | 0.062 | 5.0 | 0.5–45.7 | 0.157 |
Duration of employment ≥15 years | 3 (42.9) | 2.1 | 0.5–9.0 | 0.272 | 0.5 | 0.1–3.5 | 0.442 |
Factory workspace | 4 (57.1) | 3.4 | 0.8–14.9 | 0.097 | – | – | 0.998 |
Seasonal work contract | 4 (57.1) | 0.5 | 0.1–2.1 | 0.384 | – | – | – |
Exposure to: | |||||||
-Agrochemicals | 1 (14.3) | 0.5 | 0.1–4.4 | 0.480 | – | – | – |
-Heavy metals | 0 (0.0) | – | – | 0.780 | – | – | – |
-Heat | 4 (57.1) | 0.8 | 0.2–3.3 | 0.498 | – | – | – |
Hypertension | 1 (14.3) | 1.5 | 0.2–12.1 | 0.520 | – | – | – |
Use of herbal medicines | 7 (100.0) | – | – | 0.045 | – | – | – |
Alcohol consumption | 7 (100.0) | – | – | 0.262 | – | – | – |
Obesity and overweight | 1 (14.3) | 0.4 | 0.0–3.0 | 0.297 | 0.2 | 0.0–2.2 | 0.209 |
NSAID use | 6 (85.7) | 3.2 | 0.4–27.4 | 0.241 | 0.4 | 0.0–3.2 | 0.350 |
Tobacco use | 2 (28.6) | 0.4 | 0.1–2.3 | 0.288 | 0.5 | 0.1–3.1 | 0.470 |