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Table 1

General characteristics of the subjects

1) Mean±SD

2) Body mass index

3) %

Table 2

Sodium-related nutritional knowledge by the gender of the subjects

A correct answer for each question got scored 1 point, wrong or non-answer scored 0 point.

1) Mean±SD

Table 3

General characteristics of the subjects according to the level of sodium-related nutrition knowledge

LK; a group of low level in sodium-related knowledge, HK; a group of high level in sodium-related knowledge

1) Mean±SD

2) Body mass index

3) %

4) Distribution of BMI within a group were compared between LK and HK by chi-square test

Table 4

Dietary habits of the subjects according to the level of sodium-related nutrition knowledge

LK; a group of low level in sodium-related knowledge

HK; a group of high level in sodium-related knowledge

1) Mean±SD

2) %

Table 5

Sodium-related dietary attitude of the subjects according to the level of sodium-related nutrition knowledge

LK; a group of low level in sodium-related knowledge, HK; a group of high level in sodium-related knowledge

Scoring scale: 5(very disagree)~1(very agree) ^* Reverse recording: 1(very disagree)~5(very agree)

1) Mean±SD

Table 6

Sodium-related dietary behavior of the subjects according to the level of sodium-related nutrition knowledge

LK; a group of low level in sodium-related knowledge, HK; a group of high level in sodium-related knowledge

Score scale 5 (very disagree)~1(very agree) ^* Reverse recording: 1 (very disagree)~5 (very agree)

1) Mean±SD

Table 7

Mean daily energy and nutrient intakes of the subjects according to the level of sodium-related nutrition knowledge

LK; a group of low level in sodium-related knowledge, HK; a group of high level in sodium-related knowledge

1) Mean±SD

Table 8

Correlation coefficient of sodium-related nutritional knowledge score with the blood pressure, sodium-related attitude, and behavior score in the subjects

^**: P < 0.01, ^***: P < 0.001

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