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Table 3 Fruits and vegetables, self-reported salt intake, potassium and sodium intakes and dietary recommendations for men by urban areas

From: Low potassium and high sodium intakes: a double health threat to Cape Verdeans

Variable/Areas

Formal

(n = 47)

Informal

(n = 102)

Total

(n = 149)

P

Men

Fruits, n (%)

   

0.291c

 Daily

22 (46.8)

58 (56.9)

80 (53.7)

 

 Others

25 (53.2)

44 (43.1)

69 (46.3)

 

Vegetables, n (%)

   

0.849c

 Daily

13 (27.7)

30 (29.4)

43 (28.9)

 

 Others

34 (72.3)

72 (70.6)

106 (71.1)

 

K (mg/day), median (IQR)

2628.5 (1922.7–3579.0)

3067.9 (2371.0–3827.0)

2924.2 (2208.9–3726.2)

0.178b

Recommendation K intake, n (%)

   

0.447c

  ≥ 3510 mg/day

12 (25.5)

33 (32.4)

45 (30.2)

 

  < 3510 mg/day

35 (74.5)

69 (67.6)

104 (69.8)

 

Self-reported SALT intake, n (%)

   

0.461a

 Not consume

0 (0.0)

1 (1.0)

1 (0.7)

 

 Low

21 (44.7)

35 (35.0)

56 (38.1)

 

 Normal

26 (55.3)

60 (60.0)

86 (58.5)

 

 Enough/ Add salt

0 (0.0)

4 (4.0)

4 (2.7)

 

Na (mg/day), median (IQR)

3014.6 (1907.7–4453.0)

4131.2 (2522.2–5632.0)

3707.4 (2308.6–5219.7)

0.013 b

Recommendation Na (mg/day), n (%)

   

0.278c

  < 2000

12 (25.5)

18 (17.6)

30 (20.1)

 

  ≥ 2000

35 (74.5)

84 (82.4)

119 (79.9)

 
  1. K Potassium, Na sodium, IQR interquartile range, P p-value; aFisher exact test; bMann Whitney U-test; cChi-square
  2. Values that are statistically significant at the 5% level are marked in bold