Table 1 Sodium intake (mg/day) by socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristics of respondents (n=798)
Unweighted count | % | Sodium intake | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 95% CI | ||||
Lower | Upper | ||||
Malaysia | 798 | 100.0 | 3166.7 | 2987.33 | 3346.10 |
Strata | |||||
Urban | 319 | 75.8 | 3252.3 | 3022.82 | 3481.82 |
Rural | 479 | 24.2 | 2895.9 | 2749.57 | 3042.16 |
Gender | |||||
Men | 340 | 51.7 | 3519.5 | 3210.00 | 3828.92 |
Women | 458 | 48.3 | 2789.2 | 2648.86 | 2929.52 |
Age groups (years) | |||||
18–39 | 235 | 29.4 | 3176.7 | 2983.54 | 3370.05 |
40–59 | 347 | 43.5 | 2985.1 | 2840.10 | 3130.11 |
60+ | 216 | 27.1 | 2823.2 | 2641.76 | 3004.56 |
Marital status | |||||
Never married | 93 | 11.5 | 3389.7 | 3021.7 3 | 3757.7 4 |
Married | 594 | 77.7 | 3057.2 | 2946.24 | 3168.2 0 |
Separated/widower | 110 | 2.5 | 2340.9 | 2154.02 | 2527.78 |
Education level | |||||
None | 64 | 5.1 | 2745.2 | 2125.37 | 3346.94 |
Primary | 167 | 18.2 | 3051.4 | 2666.83 | 3435.97 |
Secondary | 383 | 51.1 | 3234.6 | 2990.52 | 3478.77 |
Tertiary | 184 | 25.6 | 3207.0 | 2956.47 | 3457.44 |
Occupation | |||||
Public | 117 | 14.0 | 3324.7 | 2871.13 | 3778.40 |
Private | 126 | 17.2 | 3337.0 | 2989.19 | 3684.88 |
Self-employed | 179 | 23.0 | 3467.2 | 3036.29 | 3898.10 |
Housewives | 214 | 23.5 | 2903.6 | 2720.87 | 3086.43 |
Unemployed | 113 | 13.7 | 2887.2 | 2541.58 | 3243.01 |
Student | 15 | 2.0 | 2919.6 | 2182.25 | 3653.12 |
Others | 34 | 6.6 | 2919.4 | 2425.44 | 3409.36 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||||
Underweight | 35 | 4.5 | 2028.5 | 1697.20 | 2359.88 |
Normal | 285 | 35.2 | 2878.0 | 2672.62 | 3083.47 |
Overweight | 287 | 37.5 | 3283.2 | 3005.98 | 3560.45 |
Obese | 191 | 22.8 | 3643.2 | 3216.13 | 4070.86 |
Waist circumference (cm) | |||||
Men <90 | 166 | 34.7 | 3033.3 | 2767.10 | 3299.55 |
Men >90 | 174 | 65.3 | 3901.0 | 3450.85 | 4351.17 |
Women <80 | 180 | 39.3 | 2462.1 | 2192.16 | 2732.22 |
Women ≥80 | 618 | 60.7 | 2887.2 | 2887.21 | 3046.36 |