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Occupational risk and chronic kidney disease: a population-based study in the United States adult population

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies on occupational risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) have analyzed a limited range of occupations and focused on nephrotoxins. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relative risk for the occurrence of CKD between different occupations in the US adult popul...

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Autores principales: Rubinstein, Sofia, Wang, Chengwei, Qu, Wenchun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23662070
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJNRD.S39522
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description OBJECTIVE: Previous studies on occupational risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) have analyzed a limited range of occupations and focused on nephrotoxins. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relative risk for the occurrence of CKD between different occupations in the US adult population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a population-based survey study of 91,340 participants in the US, who completed the National Health Interview Survey, 2004 through 2008. The outcome variable, CKD, was defined as having weakening/failing kidneys in the past 12 months, as diagnosed by a physician. The predictor variable, occupation, was obtained using the census occupational codes, regrouped according to North American Industrial Classification System. RESULTS: After controlling for age, gender, hypertension, and education, and with the category Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations as a reference group, the likelihood of developing CKD was 4.3 times higher in respondents working in Building, Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations, 4.4 times higher in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, 4.7 times higher in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations and in Computer and Mathematical Occupations, 4.8 times higher in Production Occupations, 5.3 times higher in Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations, and 6.1 times higher in Healthcare Support Occupations and in Legal Occupations. CONCLUSION: This study identified occupation groups in US adult population with increased risk for CKD. Alleviation of workplace stress is suggested as a goal for behavioral intervention in high-risk occupations.
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spelling pubmed-36473592013-05-09 Occupational risk and chronic kidney disease: a population-based study in the United States adult population Rubinstein, Sofia Wang, Chengwei Qu, Wenchun Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis Original Research OBJECTIVE: Previous studies on occupational risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) have analyzed a limited range of occupations and focused on nephrotoxins. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relative risk for the occurrence of CKD between different occupations in the US adult population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a population-based survey study of 91,340 participants in the US, who completed the National Health Interview Survey, 2004 through 2008. The outcome variable, CKD, was defined as having weakening/failing kidneys in the past 12 months, as diagnosed by a physician. The predictor variable, occupation, was obtained using the census occupational codes, regrouped according to North American Industrial Classification System. RESULTS: After controlling for age, gender, hypertension, and education, and with the category Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations as a reference group, the likelihood of developing CKD was 4.3 times higher in respondents working in Building, Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations, 4.4 times higher in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, 4.7 times higher in Transportation and Material Moving Occupations and in Computer and Mathematical Occupations, 4.8 times higher in Production Occupations, 5.3 times higher in Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations, and 6.1 times higher in Healthcare Support Occupations and in Legal Occupations. CONCLUSION: This study identified occupation groups in US adult population with increased risk for CKD. Alleviation of workplace stress is suggested as a goal for behavioral intervention in high-risk occupations. Dove Medical Press 2013-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3647359/ /pubmed/23662070 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJNRD.S39522 Text en © 2013 Rubinstein et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr Occupational risk and chronic kidney disease: a population-based study in the United States adult population
title_full_unstemmed Occupational risk and chronic kidney disease: a population-based study in the United States adult population
title_short Occupational risk and chronic kidney disease: a population-based study in the United States adult population
title_sort occupational risk and chronic kidney disease: a population-based study in the united states adult population
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23662070
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJNRD.S39522
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