Skip to main content

Table 6 Top 10 food consumption by high sodium intake of ≥2000 mg/day sodium and less than <2000 mg/day sodium

From: High sodium food consumption pattern among Malaysian population

Food items

High sodium intake (≥2000 mg/day sodium) (n=370)

Food items

Low sodium intake (<2000 mg/day sodium) (n=586)

% consuming (95% CI)

mg sodium (per day), median (IQR)

% Consuming (95%CI)

mg sodium (per day),

median(IQR)

Fried vegetable

87.5 (83.7, 90.4)

115.7 (44.0, 246.72)

White/whole meal bread

87.3 (81.9, 91.2)

59.3 (29.6, 133.4)

White/whole meal bread

85.0 (81.2, 88.1)

59.3 (29.6, 118.6)

Fried vegetable

81.7 (75.7, 86.5)

88.6 (44.1, 264.3)

Omelet

82.5 (78.7, 85.8)

100.5 (50.2, 215.3)

Omelet

75.8 (68.2, 82.1)

71.8 (33.5, 213.3)

Fried chicken with spices

71.7 (67.3, 75.7)

62.5 (29.2, 131.3)

Fried chicken with spices

72.0 (65.2, 77.9)

62.5 (29.2, 125.0)

Fried rice

69.1 (63.1, 74.5)

95.4 (44.5,278.3)

Fried rice

71.5 (65.1, 77.1)

66.8 (33.4, 143.1)

Nasi Lemak (set)

68.4 (63.2, 73.1)

88.0 (58.7,251.5)

Roti canai/roti telur

67.8 (61.4, 73.6)

66.2 (33.1, 141.9)

Roti canai/ roti telur

65.2 (60.0, 70.0)

141.9 (66.2, 283.7)

Nasi Lemak (set)

67.2 (59.4, 74.1)

88.0 (29.3, 188.8)

Fried meehoon

61.9 (54.5, 68.9)

53.7 (26.9, 115.1)

Fried noodle

64.2 (56.8, 71.0)

82.8 (41.4, 177.4)

Fried noodle

60.0 (53.0, 66.6)

82.8 (41.4, 177.4)

Fried meehoon

61.5 (55.4, 67.3)

53.6 (26.8, 107.4)

Chicken curry

57.3 (51.4, 63.0)

13.5 (4.5, 19.3)

Chicken curry

56.5 (49.5, 63.2)

9.0 (4.5, 19.3)