与农民移徙工人脱水指标相关的危险因素
Chibuzor Abasilim1, Lee S Friedman1, Miranda Carver Martin2
1Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Environmental research
|March 10, 2024
概括
农场工人面临着很高的脱水风险,96.8%的人显示出潜在的脱水. 风险因素包括较高的BMI,暴露于热量 (WBGT) 和更长的班次,而年龄显示有保护作用. 需要进一步的研究.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 农业医学 农业医学
背景情况:
- 农场工人面临着因职业热量暴露和缺乏水,阴影和休息的严重健康风险.
- 脱水是农场工人主要关注的问题,但美国对其患病率和导致因素的研究有限.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估农场工人在典型工作日的水分状况.
- 确定与佛罗里达州农民工脱水增加相关的危险因素.
主要方法:
- 在2021-2022年5月的五天内从111名农场工人收集了尿液样本,用于尿液特异重量 (USG) 分析.
- 收集了有关人口统计,湿球气球温度 (WBGT),工作条件,流体摄入量,服装和热安全行为的数据.
- 采用多变量混合回归模型来分析工作轮班期间USG水平变化的风险因素.
主要成果:
- 96.8%的轮班结束尿样表明潜在的脱水 (USG>1.020).
- 脱水风险随着更高的体重指数 (BMI),湿球温度 (WBGT) 和更长的班次持续时间而增加.
- 高龄与脱水水平的显著下降有关,而主要居住状态也起到了作用. 没有发现与服装,雇主提供的水或收获量有重大联系.
结论:
- 迫切需要进一步研究与农场工人脱水相关的不良健康结果.
- 在工作周和收获季节中调查慢性脱水的恢复模式.
- 制定有针对性的干预措施,以减轻这种脆弱人群的脱水风险.
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