Avoidance of dietary sodium — a simple questionnaire

Bd, Millar; Beard, TC

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb120569.x

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“…The participants in the intervention group were asked to complete a weekly sodium intake checklist. Sodium intake was measured using 16 items from the 21-item sodium intake checklist developed by Millar and Beard (1988). The checklist was revised to reflect the most heavily salted foods in the Western diet (e.g., canned meats, cured meats, processed cheese, salted nuts, pretzels, potato chips) and asks participants to indicate how often they had eaten each of the 16 types of foods in the previous 3 days.…”

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Self-Efficacy and Blood Pressure Self-Care Behaviors in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis

2016

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This study examined the effects of an educative, self-regulation intervention on blood pressure self-efficacy, self-care outcomes, and blood pressure control in adults receiving hemodialysis. Simple randomization was done at the hemodialysis unit level. One hundred eighteen participants were randomized to usual care ( n = 59) or intervention group ( n = 59). The intervention group received blood pressure education sessions and 12 weeks of individual counseling on self-regulation of blood pressure, fluid, and salt intake. There was no significant increase in self-efficacy scores within ( F = .55, p = .46) or between groups at 12 weeks ( F = 2.76, p = .10). Although the intervention was not successful, results from the total sample ( N = 118) revealed that self-efficacy was significantly related to a number of self-care outcomes including decreased salt intake, lower interdialytic weight gain, increased adherence to blood pressure medications, and fewer missed hemodialysis appointments. Increased blood pressure self-efficacy was also associated with lower diastolic blood pressure.

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“…We addressed this problem by investigating family and individual habits. The question of canned food consumption had previously been considered in epidemiological studies [13). We also investigated the use of stock cubes, which are rather popular in our country, because it can be an indicator of a dietary tendency to increase the natural flavour of foods [13).…”

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“…", " How often do you use stock cubes?") were also added, since they could indicate a preference for sodium-rich foods [13,14]. For the present analysis, familial and personal table salt use were yes or no variables, while canned food and stock cube use were dichotomized (twice per week or more vs less than twice per week).…”

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Respiratory symptoms and bronchial responsiveness are related to dietary salt intake and urinary potassium excretion in male children

Pistelli¹,

Forastiére²,

Corbo³

et al. 1993

Eur Respir J

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To investigate whether dietary salt intake and urinary sodium and potassium levels are related to respiratory symptoms and bronchial responsiveness, a cross-sectional study among 2593 subjects aged 9 to 16 was conducted in four communities of the Latium region (Italy). Questionnaires were administered to the parents, urine samples were collected, lung function, methacholine challenge tests and prick tests were performed. Information about familial and personal dietary salt use and respiratory health was collected from the parents of 2439 (94%) subjects. A total of 2020 methacholine challenge tests and 916 urinary sodium and potassium levels were available for analysis. Personal table salt use was strongly related to cough and phlegm apart from colds (adjusted odds ratios, OR, 1.87, 95% confidence intervals, CI, 1.20-2.90), wheezing apart from colds (OR, 2.19, 95% CI, 1.27-3.77), wheezing with dyspnoea (OR, 1.45, 95% CI, 0.98-2.12) and wheezing after exercise (OR, 2.16, 95% CI, 1.35-3.44). These associations were mainly found in boys. Use of familial table salt and canned food showed no relation to respiratory symptoms. Increased bronchial responsiveness was associated with a higher urinary potassium excretion in boys, but not with urinary sodium. In conclusion, personal table salt use is related to an increased prevalence of bronchial symptoms; an increase in bronchial responsiveness among those with higher potassium excretion also seems to be implied. Although it is difficult to interpret the results of this study in causal terms, the findings might be relevant to the distribution of bronchial symptoms and diseases in the population.

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“…Lifestyle questions gathered information about a respondent's social and economic conditions, familial and social support mechanisms, exercise habits, and alcohol and tobacco consumption. Dietary data were collected by asking respondents to recall what they ate and drank in the previous day and to estimate their salt intake in the previous 3 days using a food frequency questionnaire (Millar & Beard, 1988). Finally, respondents were given the opportunity to have information on their cardiovascular fitness passed on to their physician or to add any further comments relevant to the interview.…”

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Variability in behavioural risk factors for heart disease in an Australian Aboriginal community

Hogg

1994

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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SummaryThe variability of three behavioural risk factors for heart disease—heavy alcohol and tobacco consumption and physical inactivity—was assessed in an Australian Aboriginal community, where heart disease death rates were high. Prevalence levels were assessed by comparison with those experienced by all adult Australians and by evaluating whether Aboriginal rates were influenced by underlying sociodemographic conditions. Relative risk ratios, odds ratios and logistic regression analysis were used.A total of 159 males and 114 females participated. Compared to all Australians, Aborigines are significantly more likely to drink five or more drinks on a drinking day, to be current smokers, and not to participate in vigorous exercise. In the Aboriginal community, univariate analysis indicates that: the odds of being a heavy drinker are significantly higher for those in unsatisfactory health; odds of being a current smoker are significantly higher for those in unsatisfactory health or unemployed; odds of not participating in vigorous exercise are significantly higher for those in unsatisfactory health, unemployed or without secondary education. Multivariate analysis shows that risk of being a heavy drinker is independently associated with sex, age, and health status; risk of being a current smoker is associated with health and employment status. The risk of not participating in vigorous exercise is significantly related to all sociodemographic variables examined. Reasons for these associations are discussed.

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Avoidance of dietary sodium — a simple questionnaire

Cited by 8 publications

References 14 publications

Self-Efficacy and Blood Pressure Self-Care Behaviors in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis

Self-Efficacy and Blood Pressure Self-Care Behaviors in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis

Respiratory symptoms and bronchial responsiveness are related to dietary salt intake and urinary potassium excretion in male children

Variability in behavioural risk factors for heart disease in an Australian Aboriginal community

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