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

Table 2

Sodium intake among controlled¹ and uncontrolled² hypertensive patients.

Variables	Controlled; (𝑁=433); Mean ± sd	Uncontrolled; (𝑁=238); Mean ± sd	𝑃 value
Age
30–40 years	2752±462	3879±436	𝑃<0.001
41–50 years	2562±565	3575±250
51–60 years	2712±521	3591±222
𝑃 value	𝑃=0.01	𝑃<0.001
Literature level
Primary school	2691±545	3593±230	𝑃<0.001
Mid school	2498±510	3649±545
High school	2826±389	3399±69
𝑃 value	𝑃=0.007	𝑃=0.03
Income
Up to 4 million rial	2562±591	3598±229	𝑃=0.001
4–6 million rial	2773±493	3613±274
More than 6 million rial	2607±446	3564±279
𝑃 value	𝑃=0.01	𝑃=0.6
Gender
Male	2473±558	3552±216	𝑃<0.001
Female	2705±525	3621±273
𝑃 value	𝑃<0.001	𝑃=0.05

1Controlled hypertensive patients: SBP<140 mmHg and DBP<90 mmHg.
2Uncontrolled hypertensive patients: SBP≥140 mmHg and DBP≥90 mmHg.