Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States

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. "Appendix F: Sodium Intake Tables." Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010.

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Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States

TABLE F-2 Usual Sodium Intake Distributions from All Dietary Sources by Age or Gender for Persons 2 or More Years of Age

	Usual Intake Percentiles (mg/d)
	n	AI	UL	5th	10th	25th
All ages 2+ yrs	16,822			2,007	2,283	2,799
Children
2–3 yrs	921	1,000	1,500	1,378	1,532	1,819
4–8 yrs	1,680	1,200	1,900	1,876	2,054	2,382
Males
9–13 yrs	1,009	1,500	2,200	2,572	2,770	3,122
14–18 yrs	1,351	1,500	2,300	2,543	2,883	3,509
19–30 yrs	1,097	1,500	2,300	2,960	3,293	3,903
31–50 yrs	1,439	1,500	2,300	2,895	3,235	3,850
51–70 yrs	1,215	1,300	2,300	2,373	2,668	3,214
> 70 yrs	808	1,200	2,300	1,963	2,191	2,612
Females^a
9–13 yrs	1,039	1,500	2,200	2,001	2,212	2,591
14–18 yrs	1,250	1,500	2,300	1,960	2,172	2,561
19–30 yrs	914	1,500	2,300	1,994	2,245	2,691
31–50 yrs	1,350	1,500	2,300	1,978	2,217	2,647
51–70 yrs	1,251	1,300	2,300	1,860	2,072	2,454
> 70 yrs	787	1,200	2,300	1,623	1,801	2,118
Pregnant and lactating females^b	711	1,500	2,300	2,344	2,612	3,088
Pregnant females	623	1,500	2,300	2,327	2,592	3,081
Lactating females	99	1,500	2,300	2,387	2,638	3,054
NOTES: AI = Adequate Intake; d = day; mg = milligram; n = unweighted sample size; includes sodium from foods, salt added at the table, tap water, and supplements; SE = standard error; UL = Tolerable Upper Intake Level. ^aExcludes pregnant and lactating females (shown separately). ^bIncludes 11 females who were pregnant and lactating. SOURCE: NHANES 2003–2006.