Table 3.
Top 10 high sodium food most consumed by Malaysian adults by strata
| Food items | Urban (n=428) | Food items | Rural (n=604) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population consumed, % (95% CI) | mg sodium (per day), median (IQR) | Population consumed, % (95% CI) | mg sodium (per day), median (IQR) | ||
| White/whole meal bread | 88.9 (85.4, 91.6) | 59.28 (29.6, 133.4) | Fried vegetable | 82.8 (77.9, 86.8) | 88.1 (33.0, 231.3) |
| Fried vegetable | 87.4 (83.3, 90.6) | 132.2 (44.1, 264.3) | White/whole meal bread | 75.5 (71.4, 79.2) | 31.1 (13.8, 88.9) |
| Omelet | 81.7 (76.9, 85.8) | 71.8 (33.5, 215.3) | Omelet | 75.2 (71.2, 78.9) | 98.3 (33.5, 215.3) |
| Fried chicken with spices | 72.5 (67.0, 77.4) | 62.5 (29.2, 125.0) | Fried chicken with spices | 71.3 (65.6, 76.5) | 62.5 (29.2, 125.0) |
| Fried rice | 71.5 (66.2, 76.3) | 95.4 (44.5, 190.8) | Fried rice | 65.1 (59.1, 70.7) | 95.4 (44.5, 190.8) |
| Nasi Lemak (set) | 69.5 (62.9, 75.5) | 88.0 (44.0, 192.8) | Nasi Lemak (set) | 58.6 (51.3, 65.5) | 88.0 (44.0, 251.5) |
| Roti canai/roti telur | 65.8 (60.5, 70.8) | 99.3 (66.2, 283.7) | Roti canai/roti telur | 62.2 (55.5, 68.4) | 99.3 (33.1, 141.9) |
| Fried meehoon | 61.8 (55.6, 67.7) | 53.7 (26.9, 115.1) | Fried meehoon | 60.9 (55.9, 65.7) | 53.7 (26.9, 115.1) |
| Fried noodle | 61.7 (54.7, 68.2) | 82.8 (41.4, 177.4) | Fried noodle | 60.2 (55.4, 64.9) | 82.8 (41.4, 177.4) |
| Chicken curry | 57.7 (51.3, 63.7) | 9.7 (4.5, 19.3) | Chicken curry | 56.5 (51.1, 61.7) | 9.0 (4.5, 19.3) |