Awareness, behavior, and determinants of dietary salt intake in adults: results from the National NCD Monitoring Survey, India.

ABSTRACT: A diet high in sodium contributes to a significant proportion of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) due to cardiovascular diseases. This paper describes the awareness, behaviour and determinants related to dietary salt intake in an adult population of 18-69 years that were assessed as part of the National NCD Monitoring Survey (NNMS) in India. A sub-sample of 3000 adults selected through simple random sampling from 150 nationally representative Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) was included. Data regarding awareness and behaviour related to dietary salt intake were collected. Urinary sodium excretion in spot urine samples was estimated and used to calculate dietary salt intake. The dietary salt intake's sociodemographic, behavioural and metabolic determinants were also analysed. Less than

SUBMITTER: Mathur P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10517942 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature