Table 2.
Duration of Action to Reduce Sodium Among Those Who Reported Taking Action, BRFSS 2013
| Duration (years) |
Total (n=94,021),a unweighted n |
Aged 18–24 years, weighted % (95% CI) |
Aged 25–44 years, weighted % (95% CI) |
Aged 45–64 years, weighted % (95% CI) |
Aged 65+ years, weighted % (95% CI) |
Total, weighted % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 | 11,937 | 43.9 (40.6, 47.2) | 22.7 (21.5, 23.8) | 12.6 (12.0, 13.2) | 8.98 (8.44, 9.56) | 16.4 (15.9, 16.9) |
| 1 to <3 | 16,164 | 27.0 (24.3, 30.0) | 24.5 (23.3, 25.7) | 18.2 (17.5, 18.9) | 13.3 (12.7, 13.9) | 19.2 (18.7, 19.7) |
| 3 to <5 | 8,286 | 9.15 (7.58, 11.0) | 11.0 (10.1, 11.9) | 8.88 (8.39, 9.40) | 8.05 (7.54, 8.59) | 9.24 (8.89, 9.60) |
| 5 to <10 | 14,845 | 7.31 (5.88, 9.06) | 14.2 (13.3, 15.1) | 16.9 (16.2, 17.6) | 15.5 (14.9, 16.3) | 15.2 (14.8, 15.6) |
| ≥10 | 42,789 | 12.6 (10.3, 15.3) | 27.7 (26.5, 29.0) | 43.5 (42.6, 44.4) | 54.1 (53.2, 55.1) | 40.0 (39.4, 40.6) |
a
Of 98,664 who reported taking action to reduce sodium intake, 4.7% were missing duration information, leaving n=94,021.
BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.