Skip to main content
. 2021 May 4;79:68. doi: 10.1186/s13690-021-00593-5

Table 5.

Types of salt used by the study population i)

Country Iodised table salt Non-iodised table salt Οther types ii) Do not know Do not use salt
% (n)
Germany 40.7 (137)a 19.3 (65)a 21.7 (73)a,c,e 17.2 (58)a 1.2 (4)a
Greece 36.2 (146)a,b 2.0 (8)b 14.1 (57)a,b,d 45.4 (183)b,d 2.2 (9)a
Poland 28.5 (138)b,d 3.9 (19)b 26.7 (129)c 38.4 (186)b 2.5 (12)a
Slovenia 42.3 (169)a 5.3 (21)b 10.3 (41)d 41.5 (166)b,d 0.8 (3)a
Sri Lanka 73.5 (294)c 3.3 (13)b 13.8 (55)b,d,e 9.5 (38)c 0.0 (0)iii)
Taiwan 21.8 (87)d 3.3 (13)b 25.3 (101)c,f 48.5 (194)d 1.3 (5)a
Total 40.1 (971) 5.7 (139) 18.8 (456) 34.0 (825) 1.4 (33)

i) Countries with non-significant differences are denoted with the same letter; those with significant differences are denoted with different letters

ii)” other types” included salt with added iodine, fluoride and folic acid, rock salt such as Himalayan salt, low sodium salt, sea salt including Fleur de Sel, Piran salt, salt with potassium and magnesium, and pepper salt

iii) This category is not used in comparisons because its column proportion is equal to zero or one