Xhyljeta Luta|Stefanie Hayoz|Corinna Krause|Kathrin Sommerhalder|Eva Roos|Pasquale Strazzullo|Sigrid Beer?Borst
The relationship of health/food literacy and salt awareness to daily sodium and potassium intake among a workplace population in Switzerland
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine|University of Bern|Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine|University of Bern|Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine|University of Bern|Bern University of Applied Sciences|Folkhälsans Forskningscentrum|University of Helsinki|Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine|University of Bern
h2abstracth2h3background aimsh3 high sodium na low potassium k intake associated hypertension cvd risk study explored associations health literacy hl food literacy fl salt awareness salt intake k intake nak ratio workplace intervention trial switzerland h3methods resultsh3 study acquired baseline data 141 individuals mean age 446 years na k intake estimated single 24h urine collection applied validated instruments assess hl fl salt awareness multiple linear regression used investigate association explanatory variables salt intake k intake nak mean daily salt intake 89 g k 31 g nak 118 salt intake associated sex ipi 0001 k intake sex ipi 0001 age ipi 002 waisttoheight ratio ipi 003 nak hl index fl score significantly associated salt k intake awareness variable salt content impacts foodmenu choice associated salt intake ipi 0005 h3conclusionh3 achieve established targets population na k intake healthrelated knowledge abilities skills related nasalt k intake need promoted combined educational structural interventions clinical trials registry number drks00006790 23092014