Mean salt content of staff meals at institutions of salt policy makers, including academic medical centres and affiliated hospitals in same region
| Location | Salt content | |
|---|---|---|
| Range | Mean (SE) | |
| Ministry of Health and National Health Council* | 6.5-7.3 | 6.9 (0.2) |
| Food Consumer Product Safety Authority*† | 5.0-6.8 | 6.0 (0.5) |
| Academic Medical Centre: | ||
| Amsterdam 1*† | 5.2-11.0 | 7.5 (1.8) |
| Affiliated hospital | 4.9-9.5 | 7.4 (1.4) |
| Amsterdam 2* | 6.9-9.6 | 8.2 (0.8) |
| Affiliated hospital | 5.3-10.2 | 7.0 (1.6) |
| Groningen | 5.6-8.1 | 6.8 (0.7) |
| Affiliated hospital | 5.9-10.6 | 8.1 (1.4) |
| Leiden | 4.8-13.1 | 9.0 (2.4) |
| Affiliated hospital | 5.1-9.3 | 7.1 (1.2) |
| Maastricht | 4.2-6.6 | 5.3 (0.7) |
| Affiliated hospital | 5.2-8.1 | 6.3 (0.9) |
| Nijmegen | 5.2-6.8 | 5.9 (0.5) |
| Affiliated hospital | 5.3-6.7 | 5.9 (0.4) |
| Rotterdam | 6.1-10.5 | 8.2 (1.3) |
| Affiliated hospital | 5.4-7.9 | 6.7 (0.7) |
| Utrecht | 6.6-10.7 | 8.5 (1.2) |
| Affiliated hospital* | 7.3-8.1 | 7.7 (0.2) |
*External food service provider.
†Institution stated to have policy to reduce salt intake.