Chronic Kidney Disease Among Agricultural Workers in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in agricultural communities is a significant public health issue. We aimed to investigate the epidemiology of CKD among Taiwanese farmers and its association with outdoor heat exposure.

Methods

A nested case-control study was conducted on participants in the National Adult Health Examination (NAHE) from 2012 to 2018. The farming occupation was identified through National Health Insurance data. The primary outcomes of interest were the development of CKD, defined as a decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with diagnosis by physicians, and CKD of undetermined etiology (CKDu), defined as CKD excluding common traditional etiologies. We calculated the county-wide average ambient temperature from a climate reanalysis datase

SUBMITTER: Chang CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10719565 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature