From: Salt consumption and the risk of chronic diseases among Chinese adults in Ningbo city
Socio demographic characteristic | Total (n) | Age (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
18–40 | 41–65 | > 65 | ||
Sex | ||||
 Male | 1354 | 28 | 64 | 9 |
 Female | 1457 | 30 | 61 | 9 |
Ethic group | ||||
 Han | 2799 | 29 | 62 | 9 |
Geography | ||||
 Urban | 1687 | 30 | 60 | 10 |
 Rural | 1124 | 27 | 66 | 7 |
Education | ||||
 No education or lower secondary | 1769 | 11 | 77 | 13 |
 Secondary | 462 | 41 | 55 | 3 |
 Higher education | 580 | 76 | 24 | 1 |
Occupation | ||||
 Public service (e.g. teachers, administers at governments) | 356 | 58 | 40 | 2 |
 Laborers (e.g. workers, famers) | 1260 | 16 | 73 | 11 |
 Students | 38 | 92 | 8 | 0 |
 Other sectors (e.g. business) | 482 | 46 | 51 | 3 |
 Others | 675 | 22 | 66 | 12 |
Household Income | ||||
 Low (< 6000/y) | 24 | 17 | 58 | 25 |
 Medium (6000–180,000/y) | 2441 | 26 | 64 | 9 |
 High (≥ 180,000/y) | 346 | 48 | 49 | 4 |
Regular Physical Activity | ||||
 Yes | 1402 | 27 | 63 | 10 |
 No | 1410 | 31 | 62 | 7 |
Regular Smoking | ||||
 Yes | 611 | 22 | 70 | 8 |
 No | 2200 | 31 | 60 | 9 |
Regular Alcohol Drinking | ||||
 Yes | 570 | 16 | 75 | 10 |
 No | 2241 | 32 | 59 | 8 |
BMI | ||||
 Underweight | 205 | 60 | 34 | 6 |
 Normal Weight | 1699 | 30 | 62 | 8 |
 Overweight | 754 | 20 | 70 | 10 |
 Obesity | 153 | 24 | 64 | 12 |
Fasting blood glucose | ||||
 Low | 80 | 39 | 55 | 6 |
 Normal | 2616 | 30 | 62 | 8 |
 High/Diabetes | 115 | 7 | 77 | 17 |
Blood pressure | ||||
 Low | 4 | 25 | 75 | 0 |
 Normal | 417 | 53 | 45 | 3 |
 Pre-hypertension | 2057 | 27 | 65 | 8 |
 Hypertension | 333 | 10 | 71 | 20 |