Association between Taste Sensitivity and Self-Reported and Objective Measures of Salt Intake among Hypertensive and Normotensive Individuals
Table 3
Analysis of correlation* between sodium consumption and taste thresholds.
FFQ†
Per capita ¶
24-h recall
Total intake§
Urinary sodium‡
Detection threshold
Total sample
0.16 (0.099)
0.20 (0.046)
−0.20 (0.040)
0.23 (0.015)
−0.04 (0.654)
Hypertensive subjects
0.28 (0.042)
0.12 (0.382)
−0.09 (0.523)
0.20 (0.151)
−0.11 (0.424)
Normotensive subjects
0.21 (0.124)
0.07 (0.645)
−0.14 (0.315)
0.16 (0.252)
−0.09 (0.511)
Recognition threshold
Total sample
0.1 (0.287)
0.21 (0.030)
−0.15 (0.112)
0.23 (0.017)
−0.06 (0.578)
Hypertensive subjects
0.16 (0.244)
0.17 (0.217)
−0.04 (0.752)
0.2 (0.155)
−0.06 (0.655)
Normotensive subjects
0.28 (0.043)
−0.03 (0.842)
−0.06 (0.666)
0.1 (0.467)
−0.19 (0.176)
*Spearman ( value); †FFQ: food frequency questionnaire; ¶per capita: discretionary salt; §total intake: sum of FFQ, per capita and 24-h recall, ‡Missing: 3 normotensive and 3 hypertensive subjects.
