Estimation of salt intake assessed by 24-h urinary sodium level among adults speaking different dialects from the Chaoshan region of southern China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dietary salt intake may vary depending on different lifestyles. We aimed to estimate the different salt intakes and evaluate the knowledge and self-awareness about salt among people speaking the Teochew, Teochew-Hakka and Hakka dialects in the Chaoshan region of southern China.

Design

The study followed a cluster sampling of residents in Chaoshan region. General characteristics, lifestyles, health status as well as knowledge and self-awareness related to salt intake were investigated using a questionnaire. Anthropometric variables as well as Na and K excretion in a 24-h urine collection were measured.

Setting

Chaoshan region of China.

Participants

Four hundred fifteen adults who spoke only one of these three dialects.

Results

The salt intake of

SUBMITTER: Cai F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195506 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature