Table 2.
Correlation between potassium and other nutrients
| Total | LSHP diet | Usual diet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient correlation | P value | Coefficient correlation | P value | Coefficient correlation | P value | |
| Energy (kcal/d) | 0·279a | 0·334* | −0·58 | 0·17 | −0·001 | 0·99 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0·613 | 0·02* | −0·57 | 0·18 | −0·66 | 0·11 |
| Fat (g) | −0·518 | 0·06 | 0·65 | 0·11 | 0·07 | 0·88 |
| Protein (g) | 0·602 | 0·023* | 0·29 | 0·53 | 0·28 | 0·54 |
| Fibre (g) | 0·787 | 0·001* | 0·58 | 0·01* | 0·06 | 0·39 |
| Sodium (g) | 0·201 | 0·49 | −0·38 | 0·41 | 0·24 | 0·61 |
| Magnesium (g) | 0·62 | 0·018* | −0·37 | 0·41 | 0·19 | 0·69 |
| Calcium (g) | 0·832 | <0·001* | 0·29 | 0·54 | 0·5 | 0·25 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0·551 | 0·041* | 0·07 | 0·88 | −0·39 | 0·39 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | −0·289 | 0·316 | 0·3 | 0·51 | 0·72 | 0·07 |
| Vitamin A (μg) | 0·229 | 0·43 | 0·64 | 0·12 | −0·34 | 0·46 |
| Saturated fat | −0·635 | 0·015* | 0·42 | 0·35 | 0·6 | 0·15 |
| Cholesterol | −0·38 | 0·18 | −0·29 | 0·53 | 0·31 | 0·49 |
| Energy density | −0·956 | <0·001* | −0·18 | 0·7 | 0·34 | 0·45 |
| Potassium density | 0·998 | <0·001* | 0·92 | 0·003* | 0·78 | 0·04* |
| Fruits (g) | 0·975 | <0·001* | 0·58 | 0·18 | 0·61 | 0·15 |
| Vegetables (g) | 0·358 | 0·209 | −0·52 | 0·23 | −0·46 | 0·29 |
| Diet cost (IDR) | 0·809 | <0·001* | 0·45 | 0·31 | 0·68 | 0·09 |
LSHP, low sodium high potassium.
a
All nutrition compositions were obtained from a 7-d cycle menu.
*
Significant P < 0·05, Pearson's test.