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Table 4 Perceptions and attitudes towards dietary salt and sources of dietary salt

From: Hypertension and hypertension-related disease in Mongolia; findings of a national knowledge, attitudes and practices study

 

Conscious of own dietary salt intake

Aware of processed foods as major source of dietary salt

 

n (% of Total)

MOR*

n (% of Total)

MOR*

Total

2318 (66.2)

 

155 (4.5)

 

Gender

Male

824 (58.4)

1.0

58 (4.1)

1.0

 

Female

1494 (73.3)

1.6 (1.2-2.3)

97 (4.8)

1.2 (0.6-1.3)

Urbanicity

Urban

1181 (68.0)

1.0

61 (3.5)

1.0

 

Rural

1137 (66.4)

1.0 (0.8-1.2)

94 (5.5)

1.6 (1.1-2.2)

Age

15-24

615 (57.1)

1.0

63 (5.8)

1.0

 

25-34

478 (66.0)

1.0 (0.6-1.9)

32 (4.4)

1.1 (0.6-2.0)

 

35-44

460 (72.0)

2.1 (1.0-4.2)

23 (3.6)

1.4 (0.8-2.6)

 

45-54

370 (73.9)

2.3 (1.0-4.6)

16 (3.2)

1.7 (0.9-3.4)

 

55-64

395 (77.9)

3.2 (1.4-7.0)

21 (4.1)

1.7 (0.9-3.4)

Education

Less than Primary

145 (66.2)

1.0

15 (6.8)

1.0

 

Secondary School

1343 (64.4)

1.2 (0.7-2.3)

103 (4.9)

1.4 (0.8-2.5)

 

Tertiary

830 (72.6)

3.1 (1.3-4.9)

37 (3.2)

1.8 (0.9-3.5)

Employment

Student

414 (57.7)

1.0

43 (6.0)

1.0

 

Employed

1054 (70.2)

1.6 (1.3-2.0)

53 (3.5)

0.7 (0.4-1.5)

 

Unemployed

320 (63.0)

1.2 (0.9-1.5)

22 (4.3)

1.2 (0.6-2.2)

 

Home Maker/Retired

520 (74.6)

1.8 (1.2-2.3)

37 (5.3)

1.3 (0.7-2.3)

  1. * Multivariate odds ratios, adjusted for gender, urbanicity, age, educational level and employment status.