Geospatial Analysis of Sodium and Potassium Intake: A Swiss Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT: Inadequate sodium and potassium dietary intakes are associated with major, yet preventable, health consequences. Local public health interventions can be facilitated and informed by fine-scale geospatial analyses. In this study, we assess the existence of spatial clustering (i.e., an unusual concentration of individuals with a specific outcome in space) of estimated sodium (Na), potassium (K) intakes, and Na:K ratio in the Bus Santé 1992-2018 annual population-based surveys, including 22,495 participants aged 20-74 years, residing in the canton of Geneva, using the local Moran's I spatial statistics. We also investigate whether socio-demographic and food environment characteristics are associated with identified spatial clustering, using both global ordinary least squares (OLS) and

SUBMITTER: De Ridder D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8229307 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature