Sodium Intake, Dietary Knowledge, and Illness Perceptions of Controlled and Uncontrolled Rural Hypertensive Patients

Table 3

Mean and standard deviation studied variables among controlled and uncontrolled hypertensive patients.

Variables	Controlled; (𝑁=433); Mean ± sd	Uncontrolled; (𝑁=238); Mean ± sd	𝑃 value
Dietary sodium intake; (mg per day)	2654±540	3599±258	𝑃<0.001
Total energy intake; (Kcl)	2420±392	2755±310	𝑃<0.001
Knowledge	15.1±3.2	11.3±4.5	𝑃<0.001
Illness perception	39.5±9	32.1±6.9	𝑃<0.001