Table 4 Top 10 high sodium food most consumed by Malaysian adults by sex
From: High sodium food consumption pattern among Malaysian population
Food items | Male (n=422) | Food items | Female (n=610) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population consumed, % (95% CI) | mg sodium (per day), median (IQR) | Population consumed, % (95% CI) | mg sodium (per day), median (IQR) | ||
White/whole meal bread | 84.4 (80.2, 87.8) | 59.3 (20.8, 118.6) | Fried vegetable | 89.5 (85.9, 92.3) | 117.2 (44.1, 264.3) |
Fried vegetable | 83.2 (77.8, 87.5) | 88.1 (33.0, 231.3) | White/whole meal bread | 87.3 (83.3, 90.4) | 55.3 (20.8, 118.6) |
Omelet | 82.4 (77.1, 86.7) | 100.5 (50.2, 215.3) | Omelet | 78.1 (73.3, 82.3) | 71.8 (33.5, 215.3) |
Fried chicken with spices | 76.2 (71.1, 80.7) | 62.5 (29.2, 128.2) | Fried rice | 68.9 (63.4, 73.9) | 95.4 (44.5, 190.8) |
Roti canai/roti telur | 72.8(66.9, 78.0) | 141.9 (66.2, 283.7) | Fried chicken with spices | 68.3 (62.1, 74.0) | 62.5 (29.2, 125.0) |
Fried rice | 71.2 (65.4, 76.4) | 95.4 (44.5, 190.8) | Nasi Lemak (set) | 65.2 (58.8, 71.0) | 88.0 (29.3, 125.7) |
Nasi Lemak (set) | 68.9 (62.2, 75.0) | 121.5 (58.7, 251.5) | Fried meehoon | 64.6 (59.6, 69.3) | 53.7 (26.9, 115.1) |
Fried noodle | 63.5 (57.0, 69.5) | 124.2 (41.4, 177.4) | Fried noodle | 59.2 (52.3, 65.8) | 82.8 (41.4, 177.4) |
Chicken curry | 60.2 (54.5, 65.6) | 13.5 (4.5, 20.3) | Roti canai/roti telur | 57.2 (51.5, 62.8) | 66.2 (33.1, 141.9) |
Fried meehoon | 58.6 (51.0, 65.7) | 53.7 (26.9, 115.1) | Chicken soup | 56.0 (49.7, 62.0) | 36.4 (13.6, 81.6) |