Salt-intake-related behavior varies between sexes and is strongly associated with daily salt consumption in obese patients at high risk for MASLD
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- Background: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) imposes a significant burden on Westernized regions. The Western diet, high in salt intake, significantly contributes to disease development. However, there are a lack of data on salt literacy and salt intake among MASLD patients in Germany. Our study aims to analyze daily salt intake and salt-intake-related behavior in MASLD patients. Methods: 234 MASLD patients were prospectively included. Daily salt intake and salt-intake-related behavior were assessed via a foodBackground: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) imposes a significant burden on Westernized regions. The Western diet, high in salt intake, significantly contributes to disease development. However, there are a lack of data on salt literacy and salt intake among MASLD patients in Germany. Our study aims to analyze daily salt intake and salt-intake-related behavior in MASLD patients. Methods: 234 MASLD patients were prospectively included. Daily salt intake and salt-intake-related behavior were assessed via a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ—DEGS) and a salt questionnaire (SINU). Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS. Results: Mean daily salt intake was higher in men than in women (7.3 ± 5 g/d vs. 5.3 ± 4 g/d; p < 0.001). There was significant agreement between increased daily salt intake (6 g/d) and the behavioral salt index (SI) (p < 0.001). Men exhibited higher SI scores compared to women, indicating lower awareness of salt in everyday life. Multivariate analysis identified specific salt-intake-related behaviors impacting daily salt consumption. Conclusions: Our study reveals a strong link between daily salt intake and salt-intake-related behavior, highlighting sex-specific differences in an MASLD cohort. To enhance patient care in high-cardiovascular-risk populations, specific behavioral approaches may be considered, including salt awareness, to improve adherence to lifestyle changes, particularly in male patients.…
Author: | Bianca Heller, Florian P. Reiter, Hans Benno Leicht, Cornelia Fiessler, Ina Bergheim, Peter U. Heuschmann, Andreas Geier, Monika RauORCiD |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-363107 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät / Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II |
Medizinische Fakultät / Institut für Klinische Epidemiologie und Biometrie | |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | Nutrients |
ISSN: | 2072-6643 |
Year of Completion: | 2023 |
Volume: | 15 |
Issue: | 18 |
Article Number: | 3942 |
Source: | Nutrients (2023) 15:18, 3942. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15183942 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15183942 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Tag: | MASLD; salt consumption; salt-intake-related behavior; steatotic liver disease |
Release Date: | 2024/06/13 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |