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Pilot Study Determining the Feasibility of Implementing the Disadvantaged Populations eGFR Epidemiology Study (DEGREE) Protocol, Point-of-Care Field Measurements and a New Module on Risk Factors for Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin in Hispani



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    Background: To field test the Disadvantaged Populations eGFR Epidemiology (DEGREE) protocol, outdoor point-of-care (POC) testing for serum creatinine, and a new risk factor module on chronic kidney disease of undetermined origin (CKDu) in U.S. outdoor Hispanic workers. Methods: Fifty workers were interviewed in Houston (TX). DEGREE and CKDu questionnaires were completed indoors. Anthropometrics and paired blood samples for POC and laboratory assay were completed outdoors over two periods (November-December 2017, April-May 2018). Results: Administration of DEGREE and CKDu questionnaires averaged 10 and 5 min, respectively, with all questions easily understood. We observed high correlations between POC and IDMS creatinine (r = 0.919) and BUN (r = 0.974). The POC device would disable testing when outdoor temperatures were above 85 degrees F or below 65 degrees F; this was adjustable. Conclusions: Implementation of DEGREE and the new CKDu module was straightforward and well understood. The POC device performed well in the field, with some adjustment in methods when temperature readings were out of range. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    1471-2369
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    88
  • Volume:
    22
  • Issue:
    1
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20062246
  • Citation:
    BMC Nephrol 2021 Mar; 22(1):88
  • Contact Point Address:
    Erika Figueroa-Solis, Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
  • Email:
    erika.figueroa@uth.tmc.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2021
  • Performing Organization:
    University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    BMC Nephrology
  • End Date:
    20250630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:67e5ead7e60cc9f35f4fc90e2c45fe987d76ad676b894d0a0bf8db144f5e3a46389e3cc8b322f5d1b98286ef7e489efd067aa15de774015595312c10cf0cd472
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