Table 2: Sodium levels in restaurant food items in Canada (2010–2013) .
| Food items | n (%) | Sodium level (mg), mean ± SD |
Sodium, (mg/100 g), mean ± SD |
Serving size (g), mean ± SD |
Calories (kcal/serving), mean ± SD |
Calories (kcal/100 g), mean ± SD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2013 | Average change | Average percent change | 2010 | 2013 | 2010 | 2013 | 2010 | 2013 | 2010 | 2013 | |||
| Overall |
2198 (100) |
917 ± 694 |
892 ± 679* |
–25 ± 268 |
1 ± 48 |
401 ± 194 |
390 ± 185† |
241 ± 161 |
239 ± 159‡ |
438 ± 287 |
433 ± 288§‡ |
208 ± 97 |
208 ± 98 |
|
| Foods with a decrease in sodium |
662 (30) |
1130 ± 778 |
910 ± 642 |
–220 ± 303 |
–19 ± 17 |
481 ± 212 |
407 ± 190* |
252 ± 171 |
238 ± 161* |
474 ± 293 |
442 ± 275* |
209 ± 83 |
209 ± 88 |
|
| Foods with an increase in sodium |
358 (16) |
842 ± 658 |
1093 ± 858 |
251 ± 349 |
44 ± 104 |
353 ± 175 |
431 ± 197* |
246 ± 163 |
254 ± 167‡ |
468 ± 307 |
497 ± 343§ |
205 ± 71 |
206 ± 71 |
|
| Foods with no change in sodium | 1178 (54) | 821 ± 624 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 371 ± 175 | 368 ± 175* | 234 ± 155 | 235 ± 154§ | 410 ± 284 | 409 ± 274 | 209 ± 110 | 207 ± 110 | ||
Note: SD = standard deviation. *p < 0.0001. †p < 0.01. ‡Paired t tests, p < 0.05. §p < 0.001.