Table 2.

Correlates of high salt intake based on both IOM (>1.5 g sodium/d) and WHO (>1.96 g sodium/d) recommendations

Variables		Odds ratio (IOM)	95% CI	Odds ratio (WHO)	95% CI
Occupation	Labour	Ref*		Ref**
	Non-labour	0.95	0.50-1.80	0.80	0.44-1.43
	Housewife	1.90	1.09-3.30	2.21	1.35-3.63
Geographical area	Hilly	Ref**		Ref**
	Plains	1.74	0.98-3.11	1.62	0.95-2.79
	Coastal	3.31	1.81-6.06	3.06	1.78-5.28

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.001.