Salt consumption and the risk of chronic diseases among Chinese adults in Ningbo city

Nutrition Journal

Table 2 Prevalence (%) of health outcomes in different risk groups by Chinese recommended daily intake

Dietary reference intake	Normal Weight	Overweight/obesity	Normal Fasting Blood Glucose	High Fasting Blood Glucose/Diabetes	Normal Blood Pressure	Pre-hypertension	Hypertension
Total
< 6 g/d	10	5^b	15	1^b	3	12^d	1^fh
≥ 6 g/d	50^j	24^bj	78^j	3^bj	42^j	61^dj	11^fhj
Male
< 6 g/d	10	7^b	16	1^b	2	14^d	2^fh
≥ 6 g/d	48^j	30^bj	77^j	3^bj	8^j	36^dj	11^fhj
Female
< 6 g/d	10	3^b	14	0^b	4	10^d	1^fh
≥ 6 g/d	53^j	25^bj	79^j	4^bi	15^j	60^dj	10^fhj
18–40
< 6 g/d	11	5^b	18	0	5	13^d	0^eg
≥ 6 g/d	52^j	18^bj	78^j	1^bj	22^j	56^dj	4^fh
41–65
< 6 g/d	10	5^b	14	1^b	2	12^d	1^fh
≥ 6 g/d	50^j	31^bj	78^j	0^b	9^j	64^dj	12^fhj
> 65
< 6 g/d	9	5^b	15	1^a	1	12^d	2^fg
≥ 6 g/d	47^j	33^bj	78^j	7^b	4	57^dj	24^fhi
Urban
< 6 g/d	13	6^b	11	1^b	4	16^d	1^fh
≥ 6 g/d	50^j	25^bj	81^j	4^bj	11^j	60^dj	9^fhj
Rural
< 6 g/d	5	4^b	21	1^b	2	7^d	1^fh
≥ 6 g/d	53^j	31^bj	73^j	3^bi	14^j	63^dj	13^fhj

^aSignificant difference across categories of weight and blood glucose, P < 0.05
^bSignificant difference across categories of weight and blood glucose, P ≤ 0.001
^cSignificant difference between normal blood pressure and pre-hypertension, P < 0.05
^dSignificant difference between normal blood pressure and pre-hypertension, P ≤ 0.001
^eSignificant difference between normal blood pressure and hypertension, P < 0.05
^fSignificant difference between normal blood pressure and hypertension, P ≤ 0.001
^gSignificant difference between pre-hypertension and hypertension, P < 0.05
ⁱSignificant difference between groups of Chinese dietary reference intake, P < 0.05
^jSignificant difference between groups of Chinese dietary reference intake, P ≤ 0.001

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