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Table 1 General characteristics and outcomes of the sodium reduction program for intervention and control villages obtained at the end of the study period

From: Does education level affect the efficacy of a community based salt reduction program? - A post-hoc analysis of the China Rural Health Initiative Sodium Reduction Study (CRHI-SRS)

 

Intervention N = 975

Control N = 928

Demographics

  

  Age (years)

55.1 ± 13.8

53.9 ± 14.1

  Female (%)

50.7

50.2

  Formal education (%)

  

  0 years

16.5

18.1

  1–6 years

38.4

34.8

  7–9 years

37.4

36.7

  >9 years

7.7

10.4

Behaviors

  

  Current smoker (%)

32.2

29.7

  Drink alcohol (%)a

23.5

25.9

Disease history (%)

  

  Coronary heart disease

8.6

9.3

  Stroke

4.3

4.8

  Diabetes

4.2

4.3

  Hypertension

26.1

28.2

Physical examination

  

  BMI (kg/m2)

24.5 ± 3.5

24.8 ± 3.5

Outcomes

  

  Urinary Na (mmol/day)

236.7 ± 96.6

250.5 ± 93.9

  Urinary K (mmol/day)

52.7 ± 25.3

45.4 ± 18.9

  Urinary Na/K ratio

5.2 ± 3.1

6.1 ± 2.5

  SBP (mmHg)

140.4 ± 21.2

141.3 ± 22.1

  DBP (mmHg)

86.0 ± 13.3

86.3 ± 13.6

  1. SBP systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure; BMI body mass index. aDrink alcohol is defined as having any type of alcohol in the three months prior to survey
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