How much salt do adults consume in climate vulnerable coastal Bangladesh?

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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population by proportion consuming more salt than amount recommended by IOM and WHO

Characteristics	N	%	Proportion (%) consuming >1.5 g sodium/d (IOM)	Proportion (%) consuming >1.96 g sodium/d (WHO)
Age (y):
25-39	171	44	77.6	65.5
40+	217	56	72.8	57.1
Sex:
Male	198	51	72.2	56.1*
Female	190	49	77.8	66.1
Occupation:
Labour	74	36	72.1	56.4**
Non-labour	140	19	70.3	50.0
Housewives	174	45	78.7	69.0
Education:
0 years	143	37	74.8	60.8
1-5 years	198	51	73.2	59.1
5+ years	47	12	80.9	68.1
Body Mass index: (kg/m ² )
Underweight (<18.5)	93	24	68.8	55.9
Normal weight (18.5-24.9)	235	61	75.3	60.9
Overweight (≥25)	56	15	80.4	67.9
Blood pressure: ^Ɨ
Normotensive	353	91	75.1	61.6
Hypertensive	34	9	70.6	52.9
Geographical distribution:
Coastal area	155	40	83.2**	70.3**
Hilly area	111	29	64.0	50.5
Plains area	122	31	73.8	58.2
Wealth Index:
Lowest	106	33	80.2	65.1
Middle	107	34	71.0	57.9
Highest	106	33	72.6	56.6
Urinary volume (l) Mean(SD)	1.5(±0.79)
Urinary Salt (g) Mean(SD)	6.8(±4.16)

**p < 0.01, *p < 0.05 , ^ƗNormotensive: Systolic <140 Hg mm and diastolic <90 Hg mm.
Hypertensive: Systolic ≥140 Hg mm or diastolic ≥90 Hg mm.

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