Sasaki et al reported a screening tool for excessive intake by a Japanese adult. This can help to identify a person who should be educated about reducing salt intake. The authors are from multiple institutions in Japan.
Excessive salt intake: >= 12.2 g/day for male and >= 11.4 g/day for female
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) sex
(3) body mass index in kg per square meters
(4) antihypertensive drug use
(5) frequency of consuming any kind of soup
(6) frequency of eating out
(7) saltiness of meals at home
(8) knowing how to reduce salt intake
Parameter
Finding
Points
age
< 40 years
0
40 to 65 years
2
> 65 years
3
sex
male
0
female
1
BMI
< 25 kg per sq m
0
>= 25 kg per sq m
2
antihypertensive drug
no
0
yes
1
soup consumption
< 2 cups per week
0
>= 2 cups/wkbut < 2 cups/day
2
>= 2 cups per day
3
frequency of eating out
never or rarely
0
more than rarely
2
food at home saltier
no
0
somewhat true
1
yes
4
know how to reduce salt intake
no
1
yes
0
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 17
• A score >= 9 had the maximum Youden index (0.33)..
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve is 0.70.
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