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. 2023 Sep 12;15(18):3942. doi: 10.3390/nu15183942

Table 2.

Results of the multiple linear regression, and the influence of salt questions on salt consumption.

Dependent Variable: Daily Salt Intake [g/d]
Coefficients b SE β T 95% CI p S
LL UL
(Constant) 1.837 0.972 1.890 −0.079 3.753 0.060
Consumption of convenience foods 0.867 0.347 0.166 2.499 0.183 1.551 0.013 *
Considering salt information on nutrition tables 0.977 0.370 0.173 2.639 0.247 1.707 0.009 **
Salty taste of food out of home 1.228 0.707 0.115 1.736 −0.167 2.622 0.084
Use of iodized salt 0.485 0.291 0.112 1.669 −0.088 1.059 0.097
Salting during meal preparation 0.504 0.252 0.135 1.999 0.007 1.001 0.047 *
Eating outside of home (restaurants or canteens) during the COVID-19 pandemic 1.017 0.364 0.190 2.791 0.298 1.735 0.006 **

b = regression coefficient, SE = standard error, β = standardized coefficient, T = T-value, 95% KI = Confidence interval with lower and upper limit, p = significance value, S = significance for * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01.