Table 4

Comparison of self-reported hydration indicators per 24 hours between harvests 2 and 1

JobWater (L) Boli (N of 0.3 L bags)
Median (IQR)Additional water drunk harvest 2 vs 1 (95% CI)Median (IQR)Additional boli drunk harvest 2 vs 1 (95% CI)
NHarvest 1NHarvest 2NHarvest 1NHarvest 2
Field support staff426 (4–7)536 (4–8)0.3 (−0.9 to 1.4)423 (2–4)533 (0–4)0.0 (−0.6 to 0.7)
Irrigation repair workers1096 (4–8)918 (6–10) 1.6 (0.8 to 2.4)1093 (0–4)924 (2–5) 1.0 (0.4 to 1.6)
Seed cutters1486 (5–8)1769 (7–11) 2.7 (2.0 to 3.3)1482 (0–3)1764 (3–5) 1.5 (1.1 to 1.9)
Burned cane cutters127*7 (5–10)16810 (8–12) 1.9 (1.3 to 2.6)127*2.5 (0–3.5)1684 (2–5) 1.1 (0.6 to 1.5)
  • Bold indicate changes significant at p<0.05.

  • *One worker had missing data.

  • †Modelled using mixed effects linear regression

  • ‡Modelled using zero-inflated Poisson regression