The Magnitude of Salt Intake Behaviors and Its Predictors among Saqez Urban Population of Kurdistan District in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Result of multivariate logistic regression analysis for control salt methods as a dependent variable (optimal or desirable behaviors = 1).

	OR^a	95% CI^b; (lower–upper)	value^c
Sex
Woman	Ref.^d
Man	0.71	0.38–1.29	0.263
Age (year)	1.019	0.99–1.05	0.236
SES^e (item)
Low (0–17)	Ref.^d
Medium (18–28)	1.37	0.754–2.47	0.303
High (29 and above)	0.46	0.047–4.55	0.508
Blood pressure
<140/90^f
≥140/90^g	1.33	0.16–11.23	0.791
General knowledge
Do not know	Ref.^d
Know	1.01	0.39–1.63	0.549
Intent to reduce salt intake (score)
	1.047	1.03–1.06	<0.001
Perceived importance of salt reduction (score)
	1.023	1.01–1.04	0.001
Perceived emotional support (score)
Health staff	1.02	1.01–1.04	0.005
Spouse	0.98	0.96–1.10	0.012
Media	1.01	0.99–1.02	0.817
Friend	1.00	0.984–1.02	0.938
Perceived practical support (score)
Health staff	0.99
Spouse	1.02	0.99–1.04	0.064
Media	0.99	0.98–1.01	0.707
Friend	0.99	0.98–1.02	0.938
Self-efficacy (score)
	1.01	0.99–1.03	0.338

Results: Hosmer and Lemeshow test: chi square (8) = 10.64; value = 0.223; accuracy = 91.1%; ^aOR, odds ratio; ^b95% CI, 95% confidence interval; ^c value, ^dreferent group; ^eSES, socioeconomic status based on family affluence items; ^f<, under 140/90; ^g≥, equal and above.