John Katherine A, Cogswell Mary E, Zhao Lixia, Maalouf Joyce, Gunn Janelle P, Merritt Robert K
Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA; IHRC, Inc., Atlanta, GA 30346, USA.
Appetite. 2016 Aug 1;103:171-175. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.04.009. Epub 2016 Apr 11.
Dietary data from a nationally representative survey indicate about 80% of US toddlers aged 1-3 years consume too much dietary sodium, which can influence their preference for salty foods in later life. Information on consumer attitudes can inform strategies to reduce sodium in baby and toddler foods. Data were obtained from a 2012 online survey sent to a sample of 11636 US adults aged ≥18 years enrolled in a national probability-based consumer panel; 6378 completed the survey and had non-missing responses to the question of interest, "It is important for baby and toddler foods to be low in sodium." Prevalence of agreement was estimated. Logistic regression was used to describe associations of respondent characteristics with agreement. The majority of respondents were non-Hispanic white and had a household income ≥$60,000. About 7 in 10 (68%, 95% CI: 66%-70%) respondents agreed it is important for baby or toddler foods to be low in sodium. More than 6 of 10 respondents in most subgroups agreed. Among parents with a child currently aged <2 years (N = 390), 82% agreed (95% CI: 77%-87%); the highest agreement included parents who thought sodium was very harmful to their own health (92%, 95% CI: 85%-99%) or who were watching/reducing their own sodium intake (95%, 95% CI: 90%-100%). After adjusting for sex, age, race-ethnicity, agreement was most strongly associated with being a parent of a child <2 years, thinking sodium was harmful, and watching/reducing sodium intake (adjusted odds ratios ≥ 2.5, 95% CI's ≠1.0). The majority of respondents including most parents agreed it is important for baby and toddler foods to be low in sodium, suggesting wide consumer support for strategies to lower sodium in these foods.
一项具有全国代表性的调查得出的饮食数据表明，美国1至3岁的幼儿中，约80%摄入的膳食钠过多，这可能会影响他们日后对咸味食物的偏好。消费者态度方面的信息有助于制定减少婴幼儿食品中钠含量的策略。数据来自2012年的一项在线调查，该调查发送给了一个基于全国概率的消费者小组中11636名年龄≥18岁的美国成年人样本；6378人完成了调查，并且对感兴趣的问题“婴幼儿食品钠含量低很重要”给出了有效回答。对表示同意的比例进行了估算。采用逻辑回归来描述受访者特征与同意之间的关联。大多数受访者为非西班牙裔白人，家庭收入≥6万美元。约十分之七（68%，95%置信区间：66%-70%）的受访者同意婴幼儿食品钠含量低很重要。大多数亚组中超过十分之六的受访者表示同意。在目前有年龄＜2岁孩子的父母中（N = 390），82%表示同意（95%置信区间：77%-87%）；同意比例最高的群体包括那些认为钠对自身健康非常有害的父母（92%，95%置信区间：85%-99%）或正在关注/减少自身钠摄入量的父母（95%，95%置信区间：90%-100%）。在对性别、年龄、种族进行调整后，同意与有＜2岁孩子的父母身份、认为钠有害以及关注/减少钠摄入量的关联最为紧密（调整后的优势比≥2.5，95%置信区间≠1.0）。大多数受访者包括大多数父母都认为婴幼儿食品钠含量低很重要，这表明消费者广泛支持降低这些食品中钠含量的策略。
