Research Article
The Magnitude of Salt Intake Behaviors and Its Predictors among Saqez Urban Population of Kurdistan District in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Distribution of frequency and percent of participants’ knowledge according to sex.
| | Man, N = 206 (27%) | Woman, N = 558 (73%) | All, N = 766 (100%) | value |
| | Specific knowledge | | | | | | 1 tsp equals 5 gr | | | | 0.001d | | Know | 51 (26.20) | 113 (20.80) | 164 (22.30) | |
| | Recommended salt amount for healthy people | | | | 0.056d | | Know | 102 (53.10) | 252 (47.) | 345 (48.60) | |
| | Impact of extra salt intake | | | | 0.236d | | Know | 185 (96.90) | 503 (95.40) | 692 (95.70) | |
| | High salt foods | | | | 0.454 | | Know | 42 (20.40) | 110 (19.70) | 152 (19.90) | |
| | General knowledge (score) | | | | 0.704e | | M(SD)b, min = 0, max = 100 | 28.03 (23.24) | 28.72 (22.14) | 28.51 (22.43) | |
| | General knowledge | | | | 0.454d | | Know | 42 (20.40) | 110 (19.70) | 152 (19.90) | |
| | Perceived importance of salt reduction | | | | | | M(SD)b | 77.87 (18.86) | 79.02 (21.85) | 79.22 (19.29) | 0.504 |
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a1 tsp = 5 gr, one teaspoon equals 5 grams; bM(SD), mean (standard deviation); d value based on chi square; ep-value based on independent t-test. |
