Table 4.
Relationships between recalled salt liking, salt intensity and confounding variables in the total sample.
| Variable | Salt liking | Salt intensity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSM ±SEM | P trend | LSM ±SEM | P trend | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18-30 | 64.4 a ±1.6 | 0.01 | 49.5 b ±1.6 | 0.008 |
| 31-41 | 63.9 a ±1.6 | 56.5 a ±1.7 | ||
| 42-52 | 59.1 a ±1.5 | 55.3 ab ±1.6 | ||
| >52 | 58.6 a ±1.7 | 56.3 a ±1.8 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Females | 61.1 a ±0.9 | 0.6 | 54.7 a ±0.9 | 0.6 |
| Males | 63.2 a ±1.8 | 52.6 a ±1.9 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| < 18.5 | 49.3 a ±7.4 | 0.02 | 41.0 a ±7.7 | 0.2 |
| 18.5-24.9 | 59.1 a ±1.3 | 54.5 a ±1.3 | ||
| 25-29.9 | 63.7 a ±1.4 | 55.9 a ±1.5 | ||
| ≥ 30 | 63.3 a ±1.5 | 52.8 a ± 1.6 | ||
| Income (AUD/year) | ||||
| < $80,000 | 61.8 a ±1.4 | 0.9 | 54.6 a ±1.4 | 0.03 |
| $80,000–149,999 | 60.8 a ±1.6 | 57.1 ab ±1.7 | ||
| > $150,000 | 61.4 a ±1.5 | 54.5 ab ±1.6 | ||
| PNS | 62.5 a ±2.1 | 48.8 b ±2.2 | ||
| Education | ||||
| ≤ TAFE/Dip. | 62.4 a ±1.4 | 0.3 | 51.9 b ±1.5 | 0.03 |
| Bach.D | 60.7 a ±1.3 | 53.6 ab ±1.4 | ||
| Postgrad.D | 61.2 a ±1.4 | 58.0 a ±1.5 | ||
| PNS | 77.9 a ±9.6 | 41.9 ab ±9.9 | ||
| Smoking | ||||
| History | 62.4 a ±1.4 | 0.5 | 54.6 a ±1.5 | 0.8 |
| Never | 61.0 a ±1.0 | 54.3 a ±1.0 | ||
| PNS | 67.0 a ±6.8 | 49.3 a ±7.1 | ||
LSM, least squares mean; SEM, standard error of the mean; BMI, Body Mass Index; PNS, prefer not to say; TAFE, Technical and Further Education (vocational training); Dip., diploma; Bach.D., Bachelor’s degree; Postgrad.D., Postgraduate degree.
Values in the same row (within an analysis) denoted with the same letter are not significantly different from each other (Tukey’s HSD p < 0.05)