Table 3 Effect of reduction in salt intake on the incidence of stroke and ischaemic heart disease.

Reduction in salt intake (g/day)	Reduction in risk of stroke (%)*	Reduction in risk of IHD (%)*
3	12–14	9–10
6	23–25	16–19
9	32–36	23–27

IHD, ischaemic heart disease.

*Lower estimate based on changes in the systolic blood pressure and higher estimate based on changes in diastolic blood pressure. Based on He and MacGregor, 2003.⁸