Cross-Sectional Study Examining the Accuracy of Self-Reported Smoking Status as Compared to Urinary Cotinine Levels Among Workers at Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin in Guatemala

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• Personal Author:
  Asensio C ; Barnoya J ; Brindley S ; Butler-Dawson J ; Fan W ; Krisher L ; Newman, Lee S.
• Description:
  Objectives: There is a lack of information on cotinine levels in rural populations in low-income and middle-income countries like Guatemala. Therefore, there is a need to explore smoking status and biomarkers of tobacco use in epidemiological research in rural, low-income populations; in particular, those at-risk for chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu). Design: We evaluated self-reported smoking status against urinary cotinine levels, the gold standard biomarker of tobacco smoke exposure, among agricultural workers at four separate cross-sectional time points. Setting: Guatemala. Participants: 283 sugarcane workers. Primary outcome measures: Compared self-reported smoking status and urinary cotinine levels in two agricultural worker studies. Results: Self-reported smoking prevalence was 12% among workers. According to cotinine levels (>/=50 ng/mL), the smoking prevalence was 34%. Self-reported smoking status had 28% sensitivity and 96% specificity. Urinary cotinine levels show that smoking prevalence is underestimated in this worker population. Conclusions: According to our findings, smoking status should be objectively measured with biomarkers rather than self-reported in CKDu epidemiological research. Self-reported smoking status is likely an underestimate of the true smoking prevalence among agricultural workers. Research on the CKDu epidemic in Central America and other parts of the world might be underestimating tobacco exposure as a potential contributor to the development of CKDu. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Epidemiology Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Cigarette Smoking Cross Sectional Studies Demographic Characteristics Kidney Function Kidneys Risk Factors Sugar Industry Tobacco
• ISSN:
  2044-6055
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063936
• Citation:
  BMJ Open 2021 Oct; 11(10):e050374
• Contact Point Address:
  Jaime Butler-Dawson, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
• Email:
  jaime.butler-dawson@cuanschutz.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado Denver, Aurora
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  BMJ Open
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:24528e6bdf583c5e7ca44010acf98126eb7a31bfe230566b706f1e7e698a64aff080afc0bb34b6b441f5688d5788dd8afc6e871b2987b4d77c9d116899fb7445
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222469/cdc_222469_DS1.pdf
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