Body Composition, Anemia, and Kidney Function among Guatemalan Sugarcane Workers

Body Composition, Anemia, and Kidney Function among Guatemalan Sugarcane Workers

Rates of anemia among agricultural workers, who are also at risk for kidney injury and chronic kidney disease of unknown cause (CKDu), are unknown. We evaluated body composition through the sum of three skinfolds among 203 male sugarcane cutters and assessed the relationship of variables related to...

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Main Authors: Lyndsay Krisher, Jaime Butler-Dawson, Karen Schlosser, Claudia Asensio, Elisa Sinibaldi, Hillary Yoder, Lynn Dexter, Miranda Dally, Daniel Pilloni, Alex Cruz, Diana Jaramillo, Lee S. Newman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
kidney disease
nutrition
agricultural workers
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3928

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