Open AccessSocioeconomic Determinants of Sodium Intake in Adult Populations of High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Carlos de Mestral,
AnaLucia Mayén,
Dušan Petrović,
Pedro MarquesVidal,
Murielle Bochud,
Silvia Stringhini
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2016.303629
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , medicine , environmental health , meta analysis , systematic review , medline , demography , gerontology , population , biology , biochemistry , sociology
A poorer quality diet among individuals with low socioeconomic status (SES) may partly explain the higher burden of noncommunicable disease among disadvantaged populations. Because there is a link between sodium intake and noncommunicable diseases, we systematically reviewed the current evidence on the social patterning of sodium intake.