Table 4 Factors associated with high salt intake.

From: Adequate iodine nutrition and higher salt intake in Chinese adults aged 18–59 years recommended by international organizations

Variables

N

Β

OR

95% CI

P

Gender

 Female

1763

Reference

   

 Male

1750

0.087

1.091

0.893–1.334

0.394

Region

 Non-coastal rural area

580

Reference

   

 Coastal urban area

1185

− 0.448

0.639

0.462–0.884

0.007

 Coastal rural area

1002

− 0.455

0.634

0.456–0.883

0.007

 Non-coastal urban area

746

− 0.286

0.751

0.527–1.071

0.113

Age (years)

 18–49

2046

Reference

   

 50–59

1467

0.047

1.049

0.849–1.295

0.659

BMI

 Underweight

194

Reference

   

 Normal

1957

0.238

1.269

0.847–1.901

0.247

 Overweight

1078

0.297

1.346

0.878–2.062

0.173

 Obese

283

0.397

1.487

0.871–2.537

0.146

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