Table 5 Sodium intake and percentage of participants exceeding the current recommendation for sodium, according to self-reported salt intake categories
From: Low potassium and high sodium intakes: a double health threat to Cape Verdeans
| Â | Self-reported salt intake categories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not consume (n = 11) | Low (n = 284) | Normal (n = 291) | Enough/Add salt (n = 10) | P | |
Na (mg/day), median (IQR) | 2408.0 (1948.4–4006.8) | 3158.7 (1830.9–5208.9) | 3179.8 (1980.9–4749.40) | 2613.7 (2212.9–5020.7) | 0.647a |
≥2000 mg/day Na, n (%) | 8 (72.7) | 201 (70.8) | 218 (74.9) | 8 (80.0) | 0.710b |