Comparison of salt-related behaviours between parents/caregivers (n=840) and other adults (n=1558)
| Parents/caregivers of a child/children <18 years of age* | P value | |
| OR (95% CI) | ||
| Salt use at the table† | 1.28 (1.06 to 1.54) | 0.008 |
| Salt use during cooking† | 1.18 (0.97 to 1.44) | 0.102 |
| Placing salt shaker on table at meal times† | 1.05 (0.87 to 1.26) | 0.600 |
| Trying to reduce salt intake (yes) | 1.27 (1.05 to 1.53) | 0.012 |
| Salt reduction-related behaviours† | ||
| Looked at food labels to check sodium content | 1.12 (0.93 to 1.34) | 0.229 |
| Avoided eating packaged, ready-to-eat foods | 0.99 (0.79 to 1.23) | 0.927 |
| Used spices and herbs instead of salt when cooking | 0.94 (0.74 to 1.20) | 0.635 |
| Avoided eating from fast food restaurants | 0.95 (0.76 to 1.20) | 0.667 |
| Avoided eating from Asian-style restaurants or takeaway store | 1.01 (0.83 to 1.23) | 0.902 |
| Purchased foods labelled ‘no added salt’ and ‘reduced salt/sodium’ | 1.03 (0.84 to 1.25) | 0.805 |
| When eating out, asked to have meal prepared without salt | 1.48 (1.19 to 1.83) | < 0.001 |
Bolded values represent significance at p<0.05.
Logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, country of birth, language spoken, socioeconomic status and weight category.
*Reference group is other adults who do not care for children <18 years of age.
†Includes ‘always/often/sometimes’.