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Table 5 Types of salt used by the study population i)

From: Knowledge, attitude and behaviour of university students regarding salt and iodine: a multicentre cross-sectional study in six countries in Europe and Asia

Country

Iodised table salt

Non-iodised table salt

Οther types ii)

Do not know

Do not use salt

 

% (n)

Germany

40.7 (137)a

19.3 (65)a

21.7 (73)a,c,e

17.2 (58)a

1.2 (4)a

Greece

36.2 (146)a,b

2.0 (8)b

14.1 (57)a,b,d

45.4 (183)b,d

2.2 (9)a

Poland

28.5 (138)b,d

3.9 (19)b

26.7 (129)c

38.4 (186)b

2.5 (12)a

Slovenia

42.3 (169)a

5.3 (21)b

10.3 (41)d

41.5 (166)b,d

0.8 (3)a

Sri Lanka

73.5 (294)c

3.3 (13)b

13.8 (55)b,d,e

9.5 (38)c

0.0 (0)iii)

Taiwan

21.8 (87)d

3.3 (13)b

25.3 (101)c,f

48.5 (194)d

1.3 (5)a

Total

40.1 (971)

5.7 (139)

18.8 (456)

34.0 (825)

1.4 (33)

  1. i) Countries with non-significant differences are denoted with the same letter; those with significant differences are denoted with different letters
  2. ii)” other types” included salt with added iodine, fluoride and folic acid, rock salt such as Himalayan salt, low sodium salt, sea salt including Fleur de Sel, Piran salt, salt with potassium and magnesium, and pepper salt
  3. iii) This category is not used in comparisons because its column proportion is equal to zero or one