ECE2024 Eposter Presentations Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition (383 abstracts)
Evaluation of salt consumption in patients with type 2 diabetes
Rym Ben Othmen 1 , Emna Talbi 2 , Nesrine Dhieb 1 , Ramla Mizouri 1 , Brahim Khalfa 2 , Maryam Naifar 1 , Rahma Mahjoub 2 , Olfa Berriche 1 & Henda Jamoussi 1
1National Institute of Nutrition and Technology, Deparment A, Tunis, Tunisia; 2Zouhair Kallel Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Clinical Biology Laboratory, Tunis, Tunisia
Introduction: The World Health Organization recommends a daily salt intake of no more than 5 grams per day to prevent complications associated with excessive sodium intake. The aim of our study was to screen type 2 diabetic patients for excessive salt consumption using the Exsel Test.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 106 type 2 diabetic patients which took place in department A of the National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology in Tunis. The duration of the study was 6 months.
Results: The mean age was 55.46±7.51 years. The sex ratio was 0.85. Hypertension was present in 49% of our patients. The mean BMI was 29.68±5.92 kg/m2. The majority of the population was obese. The mean waist circumference was 97.47±14.18 cm. In our population, 28 patients (26.4%) had a positive Exsel Test. The majority of patients (68.8%) had a daily bread consumption of 240 g. Exsel Test was associated with waist circumference (P=0.001). We found a significant difference in BMI (P=0.001) between patients who had a positive exsel test and those who had a negative exsel test. In our study, the exsel test was associated with the frequency of consumption of salted cheese (P=0.001), preserves (P=0.005), oleaginous (P=0.01), variants (P=0.005) and sauces (P=0.03).
Conclusions: The ExSel test is easier to administer than other methods. Using this questionnaire offers a simple and practical way of identifying excessive salt consumers.
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