Table 2.

Prevalence of agreement that it is important for baby and toddler foods to be low in sodium among parents with at least one child under the age of two years, N = 390.^a

Characteristic	N	“It is important for baby and toddler foods to be low in sodium”
		Agree (%)^b	95% CI	AOR^c	95% CI
Overall	390	82.3	77.1–87.4	–	–
Sex
Male	155	78.6	70.3–86.9	–	Ref
Female	235	85.4	79.1–91.7	1.6	0.8–3.1
Age, y
18–34	244	82.8	76.5–89.0	–	Ref
35+	146	81.1	71.9–90.2	1.0	0.5–2.0
Race/ethnicity
White, non-hispanic	274	83.4	77.5–89.3	–	Ref
Black, non-hispanic	30	79.1	57.1–100.0	0.7	0.2–3.0
Other, non-hispanic	22	73.2	49.2–97.3	0.6	0.2–2.1
Hispanic	64	83.4	71.9–94.8	0.9	0.4–2.3
Education
≤High school	105	83.9	74.6–93.2	0.9	0.4–2.2
Some college	122	76.8	65.5–88.1	0.5	0.2–1.2
Bachelor’s degree or higher	163	84.3	77.3–91.2	–	Ref
Household income
<$60 000	211	81.4	74.2–88.7	0.8	0.4–1.8
≥ $60 000	179	83.1	75.8–90.5	–	Ref
Region of residence
Northeast	53	86.2	76.4–96.1	1.8	0.5–5.7
Midwest	94	78.6	66.8–90.3	0.9	0.3–2.2
South	153	80.4	71.7–89.0	–	Ref
West	90	86.5	76.6–96.4	1.7	0.6–4.4
BMI^d
<25	155	87.5	80.4–94.6	–	Ref
25–30	127	79.0	69.5–88.4	0.6	0.2–1.5
≥30	108	78.8	68.2–89.5	0.5	0.2–1.3
Self-reported high blood pressure
Yes	30	83.8	63.7–100.0	1.2	0.3–4.9
No	360	82.1	76.8–87.5	–	Ref
Self-reported high cholesterol
Yes	31	98.7	96.0–100.0	21.3^*	2.6–174.0
No	359	80.7	75.1–86.3	–	Ref
How harmful to your health is eating too much salt/sodium?
Not at all harmful	15	76.8	52.5–100.0	–	Ref
A little harmful	121	75.9	65.5–86.3	1.0	0.2–4.7
Somewhat harmful	157	81.4	72.8–89.9	1.4	0.3–7.1
Very harmful	97	91.8	84.8–98.9	3.9	0.7–21.4
Are you currently watching or reducing your sodium/salt intake?
Yes	108	95.1	89.5–100.0	6.8^*	2.2–20.8
No	282	77.3	70.7–83.9	–	Ref

Note. AOR, adjusted odds ratio; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; Ref, reference category;

indicates p-value < 0.05. Cardiovascular disease had a sample size < 5 in subcategory, data is not presented.

Percentages are weighted by sex, age, household income, race/ethnicity, household size, education, census region, metro status, and prior internet access to match the 2011 Current Population Survey (United States Census Bureau, 2012).

Weighted proportion of parents with at least one child under the age of two years who somewhat agree and strongly agree (combined) with “It is important for baby and toddler foods to be low in sodium”. Not shown is the proportion of respondents with combined neutral, somewhat disagree and strongly disagree response.

Adjusted odds ratio of agreeing (combined somewhat and strongly agree) vs. everyone else (combined neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, and strongly disagree) adjusting for age, sex, and race/ethnicity.

BMI < 25 includes underweight respondents (<18.5); however, percent agreement was not significantly different for individuals who are underweight (N = 4) compared to average weight respondents.