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Availability and Price of Low-Sodium Condiments and Instant Noodles in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region

ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 20 — March 30, 2023

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Chanatip Chailek, MD1; Phanthanee Thitichai, MD, MPH1; Hirunwut Praekunatham, MD, DrPH2; Pantila Taweewigyakarn, MD, MPH1; Thanawadee Chantian, MD, MPH1 (View author affiliations)

Suggested citation for this article: Chailek C, Thitichai P, Praekunatham H, Taweewigyakarn P, Chantian T. Availability and Price of Low-Sodium Condiments and Instant Noodles in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Prev Chronic Dis 2023;20:220218. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.220218.

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Number of versions of low-sodium condiments available per store by size of store, Bangkok and Nonthaburi Provinces, Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand, 2021. The number of cashiers was used as a proxy for store size. A large store (hypermarket or supermarket) had 5 or more cashiers. A small store (convenience store or traditional store) had fewer than 5 cashiers. Differences were calculated by using independent t test.
Condiment Large stores (n = 36) Small stores (n = 212) P value
Thin soy sauce 3.4 (1.2) 0.1 (0.3) <.001
Oyster sauce 1.8 (0.9) 0.0 (0.2) <.001
Chili sauce 1.5 (0.7) 0.0 (0.2) <.001
Seasoning sauce 1.3 (0.8) 0.2 (0.4) <.001
Sukiyaki sauce 1.2 (0.9) 0.0 (0.1) <.001
Black soy sauce 1.0 (0.4) 0.8 (0.7) .067
Fish sauce 0.9 (0.3) 0.1 (0.3) <.001
Tomato sauce 0.8 (0.7) 0.0 (0.1) <.001
Chicken dipping sauce 0.8 (0.6) 0.0 (0.1) <.001
Seafood dipping sauce 0.5 (0.5) 0.0 (0.2) <.001
Jaew spicy dipping sauce 0.4 (0.5) 0.0 (0.0) <.001

Figure. Number of versions of low-sodium condiments available per store by size of store, Bangkok and Nonthaburi Provinces, Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand, 2021. The number of cashiers was used as a proxy for store size. A large store (hypermarket or supermarket) had 5 or more cashiers. A small store (convenience store or traditional store) had fewer than 5 cashiers. Differences were calculated by using independent t test.

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