The work-recovery cycle of kidney strain and inflammation in sugarcane workers following repeat heat exposure at work and at home.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine heat exposure at work and home and the work-recovery cycle and temporal variation of kidney strain, muscle injury and inflammation biomarkers in sugarcane workers.

Methods

20 male sugarcane workers (age: 33 ± 7 years) with a workplace Rest.Shade.Hydration (RSH) intervention were observed over 4 days, at the end (18 h post-shift recovery) and beginning of a work week (42 h post-shift recovery). Measures included work intensity (heart rate), gastro-intestinal temperature, estimated body core temperature (using heart rate), fluid consumption, pre- and post-work blood and urine samples, physical activity (accelerometery) away from work, plus ambient heat exposure at work and home.

Results

On workdays, workers awakened at approx. 02:40 after 5 h sleep in

SUBMITTER: Lucas RAI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11889006 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature