Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Latino Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

Castañeda, Sheila F.; Rosenbaum, Robert; Holscher, Jessica T.; Madanat, Hala; Talavera, Gregory A.

doi:10.1080/1059924x.2015.1010060

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“…The total of 13 (50.0%) of these farmworkers complain of palpitation, chest pain and leg swelling. The mean comparison complainant and non-complainants of the spray user was significantly different with p -value < 0.05 [ 5 ] ( Table 2 ). The over exposure to agrochemicals and health consequences needs to be taken into consideration by the farmers and government sectors to reduce the rate of mortality due to cardiovascular diseases.…”

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Exposure to Agrochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease: A Review

Sekhotha

Monyeki

Sibuyi

2016

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Introduction: In the agricultural world there is a continuous loss of food, fiber and other commodities due to pests, disease and weeds before harvesting time. These losses had create lots of financial burden to the farm owners that might lead to shutting down of their daily business. Worldwide, there is an overall very high loss of agricultural products due to weeds growth alone. To counteract this problem most farmers resort to the use of agrochemicals to increase their production but compromising the health of their farmworkers. The purpose of the study will be to assess the relationship between the agrochemical particles and cardiovascular diseases among farmworkers. Method: Non-systematic review was used to collect data. The following database were use: Medline, EBSCO, and Science Direct to search for the existing journal articles. Results: This study addresses the relationship between agrochemicals particles and cardiovascular diseases in the farming industries using literature review. Discussion: Other researchers had already done an extensive research on the pathway of potential mechanisms linking the ultrafine particulate matter to cardiovascular diseases. The outcomes of those investigations were the clinical results of events that might lead to the development of myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure (CHF), stroke, arrhythmia and sudden death. Xenobiotic compounds that maybe implicated in the pathophysiology of human cardiovascular diseases, will be examined and included in this study. There is compelling evidence suggesting that toxic free radicals of pesticides play an important role in human health. Conclusion: There is a close relationship between agrochemicals particle and cardiovascular diseases.

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Exposure to Agrochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease: A Review

Sekhotha

Monyeki

Sibuyi

2016

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“…The online search indicated 1.109 references: PubMed (591), Scopus (489) and Cochrane Library (29). Of these, 977 were excluded because they were not relevant to the physical health of migrant workers.…”

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“…Important results were obtained by Castaneda and colleagues, who reported some parameters associated with cardiovascular risk (blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, smoking and cholesterolemia) among a group of Latino migrants employed in agriculture compared to US seasonal workers: the results they showed a greater probability of developing obesity in migrant subjects (OR 2.15), especially in female subjects (OR 3.29), which are more affected by diabetes (OR 4.74) [29].…”

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Migrant Workers and Physical Health: an Umbrella Review

Mucci¹,

Traversini²,

Giorgi³

et al. 2018

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Migrants are mainly employed in "3D Jobs" dirty, dangerous, difficult, characterized by monotony, intense rhythms, in sectors at higher risk as construction, heavy industry, agriculture. Aim of this study is to elaborate a systematic review, in order to identify the main occupational risks and occupational diseases of this category. Research included articles published from 2013 to 2018 on the major online databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library and Scopus), using a combination of some keywords (migrant workers, expatriates, physical health, diseases, illnesses, travel, travelers, work and occupational). The online search indicated 1.109 references. We excluded 977 studies, because unrelated to physical health and 64 due to duplication. They were analyzed 68 articles, including 6 reviews and 62 original article. The main risk emerged are to developing infectious diseases, metabolic cardiovascular diseases and to manifesting a lower quality of life, in particular due to difficulties in accessing local health services. It will be crucial to implement the role of occupational medicine in order to introduce multilevel interventions designed to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses and to promote healthier working environments.

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“…Recently, there has been growing concern of increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in the U.S. farmworker population (Arcury, et al 2007;Emmi, et al 2010;Castaneda, et al 2015), of which Hispanics/Latinos make up the majority (~80%) of this work force .…”

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Alanine Aminotransferase levels are Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk Markers in Hispanic/Latino Farmworkers

Dong

Raed

Pollock

et al. 2018

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Abstract:Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are major causes of mortality among U.S. Hispanic/Latino farmworkers. Since Hispanics/Latinos, in general, are twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites to have elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT), a biomarker of suspected nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, it is vital to understand the CVD risk factor-ALT relationship in Hispanic/Latino farmworkers. This study investigated the elevated ALT status in Hispanic/Latino farmworkers and the relationships between ALT and CVD risk markers. Methods: In 210 Hispanic/Latino farmworkers (48% female; aged 35.2±9.2 years), fasting blood samples were measured for serum ALT, and elevated ALT was defined by >43 U/L. CVD risk markers were measured with standard methods and defined according to the definitions of metabolic syndrome. Results: The overall prevalence for elevated ALT was 12.4%. Significant linear upward trends across tertiles of serum ALT were observed for body mass index, waist circumference, fasting glucose, and triglycerides after adjusting for age and sex (all P-trend<0.05). Multinomial logistic regression, adjusting for age and sex, revealed that compared to individuals with the lowest ALT levels (tertile1), the adjusted odds ratios for overweight/obesity, prediabetes, elevated triglycerides, and metabolic syndrome were 3.2 (95% CI:1.2-8.6), 3.7 (95% CI:1.6-8.4), 3.0 (95% CI:1.5-6.2), and 2.7 (95% CI:1.3-5.6), respectively, for those in the highest ALT levels (tertile 3). No association was found between serum ALT and blood pressure or HDL-cholesterol. Conclusions: Our findings provide evidence for the high prevalence of elevated ALT levels in Hispanic/Latino farmworkers and suggest that increased serum ALT is associated with multiple markers of CVD risk.

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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Latino Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

Cited by 26 publications

References 31 publications

Exposure to Agrochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease: A Review

Exposure to Agrochemicals and Cardiovascular Disease: A Review

Migrant Workers and Physical Health: an Umbrella Review

Alanine Aminotransferase levels are Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk Markers in Hispanic/Latino Farmworkers

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