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Large difference but high correlation between creatinine and cystatin C estimated glomerular filtration rate in Mesoamerican sugarcane cutters

Andersson, Axel ; Hansson, Erik ; Ekstrom, Ulf LU ; Grubb, Anders LU orcid ; Abrahamson, Magnus LU ; Jakobsson, Kristina LU and Xu, Yiyi (2022) In Occupational and Environmental Medicine 79(7). p.497-502
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Objectives To explore the relationship between creatinine and cystatin C based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in actively working sugarcane cutters. Methods This cohort study included 458 sugarcane cutters from Nicaragua and El Salvador. Serum samples were taken before and at end of harvest seasons and analysed for creatinine and cystatin C. Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formulas were used to calculate eGFRs based on creatinine (eGFR cr), cystatin C (eGFR cys) and both creatinine and cystatin C (eGFR crcys) at each time point. Bland-Altman plots and paired t-tests were used to compare the difference between eGFR cr and eGFR cys, and the difference in eGFRs between before and at end of the... (More)

Objectives To explore the relationship between creatinine and cystatin C based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in actively working sugarcane cutters. Methods This cohort study included 458 sugarcane cutters from Nicaragua and El Salvador. Serum samples were taken before and at end of harvest seasons and analysed for creatinine and cystatin C. Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) formulas were used to calculate eGFRs based on creatinine (eGFR cr), cystatin C (eGFR cys) and both creatinine and cystatin C (eGFR crcys) at each time point. Bland-Altman plots and paired t-tests were used to compare the difference between eGFR cr and eGFR cys, and the difference in eGFRs between before and at end of the harvest seasons. Results The mean eGFR cr was higher than eGFR cys in both cohorts; absolute difference 22 mL/min/1.73 m 2 (95% CI 21 to 23) in Nicaragua and 13 mL/min/1.73 m 2 (95% CI 11 to 15) in El Salvador. Correlations between eGFR cr and eGFR cys were high, with r=0.69, 0.77 and 0.67 in Nicaragua at pre-harvest, end-harvest and cross-harvest, and r=0.89, 0.89 and 0.49 in El Salvador. Conclusions Creatinine increases among heat-stressed workers reflect reduced glomerular filtration as estimated using eGFR cys, a marker independent of muscle mass and metabolism. The discrepancy between eGFR cr and eGFR cys may indicate reduced glomerular filtration of larger molecules and/or systemic bias in CKD-EPI performance in this population.

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climate, kidney diseases, occupational health, occupational stress, physical exertion
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BMJ Publishing Group
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10.1136/oemed-2021-107990
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  author       = {{Andersson, Axel and Hansson, Erik and Ekstrom, Ulf and Grubb, Anders and Abrahamson, Magnus and Jakobsson, Kristina and Xu, Yiyi}},
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  month        = {{07}},
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  publisher    = {{BMJ Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{Occupational and Environmental Medicine}},
  title        = {{Large difference but high correlation between creatinine and cystatin C estimated glomerular filtration rate in Mesoamerican sugarcane cutters}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2021-107990}},
  doi          = {{10.1136/oemed-2021-107990}},
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