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Table 3 (i) Relationship between food insecurity with salt intake

From: Food insecurity, COVID-19 and diets in Fiji – a cross-sectional survey of over 500 adults

Salt intake

Unadjusted

Adjusted1

Mean (95% CI), g/day

p-value

Mean (95% CI), g/day

p-value

Experienced food insecurity in the last 12 months

    

No

5.85 (5.18 to 6.51)

0.263

5.93 (5.26 to 6.60)

0.171

Yes

5.42 (5.10 to 5.75)

 

5.41 (5.09 to 5.73)

 

Experienced a change in food security due to Covid-19

    

Did not experience a change in food security

5.29 (4.81 to 5.77)

0.258

5.17 (4.70 to 5.64)

0.084

Became more or slightly food insecure

5.64 (5.27 to 6.01)

 

5.72 (5.34 to 6.11)

 
  1. 1 Adjusted for sex, age, enumeration area, ethnicity, highest level of education, BMI classification, and hypertension status