Table 7. Summary: Deaths that could have been averted or delayed if Canadians were to reduce their mean sodium intake by approximately 17% (scenario A), 28% (scenario B) and 46% (scenario C) to meet recommended sodium intake levels (95% UI) 1.
| Scenario A | Scenario B | Scenario C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reformulation scenario (2300 mg/day) | WHO (2000 mg/ day) | AI (1500 mg/day) | ||||
| Sex | Number of deaths averted or delayed | % of actual CVDs mortality in 2019 2 | Number of deaths averted or delayed | % of actual CVDs mortality in 2019 2 | Number of deaths averted or delayed | % of actual CVDs mortality in 2019 2 |
| Men | 1302 (508, 2228) | 4.2% | 1899 (776, 3023) | 6.2% | 3069 (1296, 4897) | 10.0% |
| Women | 865 (331, 1443) | 3.1% | 1359 (583, 2174) | 4.9% | 2195 (911, 3486) | 7.9% |
| Total | 2176 (869, 3687) | 3.7% | 3252 (1380, 5321) | 5.6% | 5296 (2190, 8311) | 9.1% |
1. 95% UI are based on 10,000 iterations of Monte Carlo analysis.
2. Deaths in Canada (2019) attributable to the CVDs under study = 58,476 (men 30,663; women 27,813)
Note: total deaths averted or delayed represent less than the sum of its components, given that double counting has been accounted for in PRIME during the modelling process.