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. 2018 Mar 15;15:E33. doi: 10.5888/pcd15.170265
Change in Sodium Density No. (%) of Units 2009, Mean (SD) 2015, Mean (SD) % Change P Value
Serving size, g
Decrease 1,462 (49) 105.4 (93.6) 105.0 (93.4) −0.3 .59
Increase 612 (21) 101.6 (85.3) 94.4 (77.1) −7.0 <.001
No change 905 (30) 67.5 (61.8) 65.8 (58.4) −2.5 <.001
Calorie density, kcal/100 g
Decrease 1,462 (49) 224.4 (154.2) 217.8 (146.2) −2.9 <.001
Increase 612 (21) 216.8 (141.2) 222.1 (144.0) 2.4 <.01
No change 905 (30) 263.3 (168.9) 262 (167.6) −0.5 .02
Sodium density, mg/100 g
Decrease 1,462 (49) 629.2 (375.5) 521.8 (314.5) −17.1 <.001
Increase 612 (21) 536.9 (327.3) 613.4 (364.9) 14.2 <.001
No change 905 (30) 647.1 (408.4) 647.1 (408.4) 0.0 .78
Sales, annual equivalized
Decrease 1,462 (49) 4,841,548.7 (3,966,836) 4,510,680.7 (3,736,687) −6.8 <.001
Increase 612 (21) 3,645,839.3 (2,845,116) 3,364,883.9 (2,506,009.5) −7.7 <.001
No change 905 (30) 4,188,194.8 (3,425,053) 4,129,743.8 (3,465,828) −1.4 .50