Table 5.
Association Between Levels of Salt Intake and Salt Knowledge and Behavior
| Salt Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Variables | Crude | Adjusted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | P Value | Mean (95% CI) | P Value | |
| Add salt to food | ||||
| Always/often/sometimes | 7.56 (6.70–8.41) | .0240 | 7.54 (6.36–8.72) | .0422 |
| Rarely/never | 6.05 (5.04–7.05) | 6.05 (5.11–7.00) | ||
| Add salt while cooking | ||||
| Always/often/sometimes | 7.39 (6.56–8.22) | .1537 | 6.81 (5.97–7.66) | .9696 |
| Rarely/never | 6.29 (4.90–7.68) | 6.78 (5.28–8.29) | ||
| Consume processed food high in salt | ||||
| Always/often/sometimes | 7.33 (6.42–8.24) | .4584 | ||
| Rarely/never | 6.39 (4.02–8.76) | |||
| Perceived salt consumption | ||||
| Too/far too much | 6.08 (4.60–7.55) | .2607 | ||
| Just the right amount | 7.68 (6.12–9.23) | |||
| Too/far too little | 7.09 (5.20–8.98) | |||
| Don't know | 6.65 (5.58–7.72) | |||
| Could using too much salt pose serious health problems? | ||||
| Yes | 7.34 (6.34–8.34) | .4209 | ||
| No | 6.85 (5.35–8.36) | |||
| Don't know | 6.39 (5.56–7.23) | |||
| Perceived healthy salt consumption | ||||
| <10/5 g (2/1 teaspoons) | 6.73 (6.28–7.19) | .3651 | ||
| <2 g (1/2 teaspoon) | 7.77 (6.14–9.40) | |||
| Don't know | 6.40 (5.45–7.35) | |||
| Take action to control salt intake | ||||
| No | 6.96 (6.09–7.83) | .6669 | ||
| Yes | 7.18 (6.49–7.87) | |||
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval. The multivariate (adjusted) regression includes variables with a P value <.2 in the unadjusted analysis.