TABLE 4.
Mean sodium intake (in grams) and regression coefficients of associations with location of consumption and meals/person stratified by age group. Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Mean (g) | |||||||
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Meal | n | At home1 | n | Outside home2 | R 3 | CI | P value4 |
Adolescents | |||||||
Breakfast | 700 | 0.42 | 42 | 0.58 | 0.16 | 0.01, 0.30 | 0.032 |
Lunch | 701 | 1.51 | 157 | 1.47 | −0.03 | −0.20, 0.12 | 0.62 |
Afternoon snack | 770 | 0.31 | 289 | 0.43 | 0.09 | 0.04, 0.50 | 0.002 |
Dinner | 791 | 1.30 | 69 | 1.55 | 0.30 | 0.03, 0.57 | 0.029 |
Adults | |||||||
Breakfast | 727 | 0.36 | 81 | 0.44 | 0.09 | 0.03, 0.21 | 0.12 |
Lunch | 547 | 1.49 | 273 | 1.50 | 0.05 | −0.09, 0.19 | 0.49 |
Afternoon snack | 648 | 0.22 | 242 | 1.98 | −0.02 | −0.09, 0.05 | 0.51 |
Dinner | 726 | 1.32 | 70 | 1.49 | 0.19 | 0.08, 0.46 | 0.15 |
Seniors | |||||||
Breakfast | 792 | 0.32 | 18 | 0.31 | 0.01 | −0.16, 0.18 | 0.98 |
Lunch | 746 | 1.31 | 63 | 1.34 | 0.08 | −0.10, 0.27 | 0.38 |
Afternoon snack | 987 | 0.22 | 67 | 0.20 | 0.17 | −0.03, 0.34 | 0.09 |
Dinner | 760 | 1.10 | 9 | 0.95 | −0.15 | −0.44, 0.14 | 0.31 |
Meals/person consumed at home.
Meals/person consumed outside of home.
Adjusted for sex.
Significance of difference in sodium intake at meals consumed at home and outside of home.