Long-Term Effects of a Comprehensive Intervention Strategy for Salt Reduction in China: Scale-Up of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Salt intake in China was high and a series of salt reduction measures were accordingly carried out recently. Our study aimed to assess the long-term effect of a scale-up community randomized controlled trial (RCT); Methods: Individuals between the ages of 18 and 75, from six provinces in China, were recruited and randomized into control (n = 1347) and intervention (n = 1346) groups. A one-year salt reduction intervention was first implemented in the intervention group, followed by a two-year scale-up intervention in both groups. The 24 h urine sample, anthropometric measurement, and knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of salt reduction, as well as lifestyle information, were collected at baseline, after one-year RCT (mid-term evaluation, n = 2456

SUBMITTER: Liu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11643943 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature