Anemia, weight status, and fatigue among farmworkers in California: a cross-sectional study.

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• Personal Author:
  Arnold CD ; Engle-Stone R ; Langer CE ; Olivares LV ; Schenker MB
• Description:
  Objective: To determine the prevalence of anemia and overweight/obesity and assess the relationships between hematocrit (Hct) and body mass index (BMI), and between fatigue and Hct, among a sample of farmworkers in California. Methods: We estimated the prevalence of anemia (using Hct), overweight/obesity (BMI ≥ 25) and self-reported fatigue in 587 farmworkers. Multivariable linear and logistic regression models were used to examine the associations between Hct and BMI, and between fatigue and Hct. Results: Anemia prevalence was 3.1%, overweight/obesity prevalence was 80.7%, and 78% of workers reported fatigue at work. There was no association between Hct and BMI or between Hct and reported fatigue. Women were more likely than men to have lower Hct and higher BMI. Conclusions: The majority of farmworkers in this sample were overweight/obese, but anemia was uncommon. Anemia among more vulnerable subgroups of farmworkers should be explored. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Fatigue Hematologic Diseases Men Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Agriculture; Occupational Health; Anemia; Overweight; Obesity Humans; Men; Women; Anemia; Obesity; Weight Factors; Body Mass Index; BMI; Fatigue; Sampling; Farm Workers; Models; Statistical Analysis;
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065370
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2022 Aug; 64(8):e459-e466
• Contact Point Address:
  Reina Engle-Stone, PhD, Department of Nutrition, Institute for Global Nutrition, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616
• Email:
  renglestone@ucdavis.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20130901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20180831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e0e212cd7d8c4c7c64be3acf1b5bd44d2060b54bfa420036a40f0d81813df8f82808c47e9884bbe719c5428f14a2c4464250a64766d28ea773c0b3970c38b821
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248581/cdc_248581_DS1.pdf
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