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Germany
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Greece
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Poland
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Slovenia
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Sri Lanka
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Taiwan
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Total
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Respondents who indicated that they believe to know the amount of salt recommended for adults [% (n)]
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Salt recommendations
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17.2 (63)a
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7.7 (31)b
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17.1 (83)a
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24.0 (96)a
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5.8 (23)b
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8.5 (34)b
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13.4 (330)
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Respondents who knew the correct answers [% (n)]
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Amount of salt recommended (5–6 g/d)
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9.3 (34)a
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3.7 (15)b,c
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8.5 (41)a,b
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10.3 (41)a
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2.3 (9)c
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5.0 (20)a,b,c
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6.5 (160)
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Children should consume less salt than adults
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75.4 (276)a
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55.1 (222)b
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82.6 (398)a
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76.8 (307)a
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50.0 (200)b
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81.0 (325)a
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70.5 (1728)
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Respondents who indicated that the following are the most important sources of salt [% (n)]
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Salt added during cooking
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21.4 (74)a
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31.8 (128)b,c
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25.5 (123)a,b
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36.5 (146)c
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62.2 (248)d
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48.9 (196)e
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37.6 (915)
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Sauce/stock added during cooking
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5.8 (20)a,c
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5.2 (21)a,b
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8.1 (39)a
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1.8 (7)b
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2.8 (11)b,c
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4.7 (19)a,b
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4.8 (117)
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Salt added at the table
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4.3 (15)a,d
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18.4 (74)b
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5.6 (27)a
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6.3 (25)a,c
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11.3 (45)b,c
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1.5 (6)d
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7.9 (192)
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Sauce added at the table
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5.5 (19)a
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3.2 (13)a,b
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3.1 (15)a,b
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1.0 (4)b
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0.5 (2)b,c
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2.2 (9)a,b
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2.6 (62)
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Salt in processed foods
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33.0 (114)a
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18.4 (74)b
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9.1 (44)c
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14.0 (56)b,c
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1.8 (7)d
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2.7 (11)d
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12.6 (306)
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Salt naturally occurring in foods
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29.9 (103)a,c
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23.1 (93)a
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48.7 (235)b
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40.5 (162)b
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21.6 (86)a
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39.9 (160)b,c
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34.5 (839)
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Respondents who indicated that there is a relationship between high salt intake and the following diseases [% (n)]
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Kidney stones
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38.6 (141)a
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52.1 (210)b
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52.6 (254)b
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41.0 (164)a
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33.8 (133)a
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68.0 (272)c
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48.0 (1174)
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Obesity
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24.9 (90)a
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45.9 (185)b
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54.1 (262)b
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49.0 (196)b
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24.1 (95)a
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50.5 (202)b
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42.2 (1030)
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Hypertension
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59.9 (218)a
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84.6 (341)b
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64.4 (311)a
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60.3 (241)a
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63.8 (252)a
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75.5 (302)c
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68.1 (1665)
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Osteoporosis
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9.6 (34)a
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10.9 (44)a,b
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12.2 (59)a,b
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12.5 (50)a,b
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17.5 (69)b
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27.8 (111)c
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15.1 (367)
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Stomach cancer
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11.7 (42)a
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4.7 (19)b
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20.3 (98)c,d
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25.4 (101)c,e
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14.5 (57)a,d
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34.5 (138)e
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18.7 (455)
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- i) Each country was compared with the other countries. Countries with non-significant differences are denoted with the same letter; those with significant difference are denoted with different letters
