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. 2026 Aug 11;14:1858556. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1858556

Table 2.

Behavioral measurements of participants regarding dietary intakes.

Variable N (%)
In a typical week, on how many days do you eat fruit?
Not a single day 2 (1.5)
1–2 days 30 (23.1)
3–4 days 50 (38.5)
Everyday 48 (36.9)
How many servings of fruit do you eat on one of those days?
Do not know 115 (88.5)
1–2 servings 14 (10.8)
3–4 servings 1 (0.8)
In a typical week, on how many days do you eat vegetables?
Not a single day 0 (0)
1–2 days 20 (15.4)
3–4 days 61 (46.9)
Everyday 49 (37.7)
How many servings of vegetables do you eat on one of those days?
1–2 servings 12 (9.2)
3–4 servings 2 (1.5)
5 servings 1 (0.8)
Do not know 115 (88.5)
How often do you add salt or a salty sauce right before or while eating?
Always 9 (6.9)
Often 21 (16.2)
Sometimes 15 (11.5)
Rarely 19 (14.6)
Never 66 (50.8)
How often is salt or salty seasoning added during cooking in your household?
Always 8 (6.2)
Often 39 (30.0)
Sometimes 23 (17.7)
Rarely 30 (23.1)
Never 30 (23.1)
How often do you eat processed food high in salt?
Always 6 (4.6)
Often 38 (29.2)
Sometimes 32 (24.6)
Rarely 23 (17.7)
Never 31 (23.8)
How much salt or salty sauce do you think you consume?
Too much 20 (15.4)
Just the right amount 74 (56.9)
Too little 33 (25.4)
Far too little 3 (2.3)