Table 1.
Demographic and health characteristics of the Barbados National Salt Study (BNSS) sample by age, sex, and educational level (2012–2013)
| Women n = 203 | Men n = 161 | Overall N = 364 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Age years | ||||||
| 25–44 | 90 | 46.0 | 76 | 49.1 | 166 | 47.8 |
| 45–64 | 113 | 54.0 | 85 | 50.9 | 198 | 52.2 |
| Education | ||||||
| <Tertiarya | 127 | 77.9 | 99 | 76.3 | 226 | 77.2 |
| Tertiarya | 76 | 22.1 | 62 | 23.7 | 138 | 22.8 |
| Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropometry | ||||||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 30.3 | 29.0, 31.6 | 27.1 | 26.0, 28.2 | 28.7 | 27.9, 29.6 |
| Waist circ, cm | 94.7 | 91.9, 97.4 | 92.4 | 89.7, 95.1 | 93.6 | 91.9, 95.2 |
| % obese BMI ≥ 30 | 46.4 | 38.4, 54.6 | 25.3 | 19.0, 32.8 | 36.0 | 30.8, 41.5 |
| Blood pressure (BP) | ||||||
| Systolic BP, mm Hg | 124.4 | 121.6, 127.2 | 130.5 | 127.4, 133.7 | 127.3 | 125.3, 129.4 |
| Diastolic BP, mm Hg | 78.1 | 76.1, 80.0 | 79.5 | 77.1, 81.8 | 78.7 | 77.3, 80.2 |
| % reported hypertensionb | 25.8 | 17.8, 36.0 | 14.4 | 9.6, 21.0 | 20.4 | 15.5, 26.3 |
| % total hypertensionb | 35.5 | 27.5, 44.4 | 32.7 | 23.2, 43.8 | 34.1 | 27.7, 41.2 |
| Glucose | ||||||
| Fasting/mmol | 5.5 | 5.2, 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.2, 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3, 5.6 |
| % reported diabetesc | 9.9 | 5.7, 16.5 | 9.0 | 5.0, 15.6 | 9.4 | 6.6, 13.3 |
| % all diabetesc | 15.1 | 9.8, 22.5 | 10.9 | 6.1, 18.7 | 13.1 | 9.6, 17.6 |
| Cholesterol | ||||||
| Total/HDL cholesterol ratio | 5.4 | 5.0, 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.9, 7.0 | 5.9 | 5.5, 6.2 |
a
Tertiary education was defined as postsecondary education including college, vocational, and university training.
b
Hypertension was defined as self‐reported current use of antihypertensive medication, or a systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg, or a diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg.
c
Diabetes was defined as self‐reported doctor‐diagnosed diabetes or fasting blood glucose ≥7 mmol/L.