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. 2020 May 29;4(6):nzaa091. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa091

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)
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
1

Meals/person consumed at home.

2

Meals/person consumed outside of home.

3

Adjusted for sex.

4

Significance of difference in sodium intake at meals consumed at home and outside of home.