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Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States
TABLE F-5 Usual Mean Sodium Intake Distributions from Foods by Age and Race or Ethnicity for Persons 2 or More Years of Age
Usual Intake Percentiles (mg/d)
n
AI
UL
5th
10th
25th
All
2–3 yrs
921
1,000
1,500
1,344
1,498
1,783
4–8 yrs
1,680
1,200
1,900
1,830
2,004
2,327
9–13 yrs
2,048
1,500
2,200
2,151
2,364
2,745
14–18 yrs
2,683
1,500
2,300
2,006
2,294
2,832
19–30 yrs
2,466
1,500
2,300
2,109
2,416
2,984
31–50 yrs
2,963
1,500
2,300
1,991
2,291
2,852
51–70 yrs
2,466
1,300
2,300
1,790
2,045
2,518
> 70 yrs
1,595
1,200
2,300
1,550
1,751
2,116
19+ yrs (all adults)
9,490
2,300
1,851
2,132
2,659
All ages 2+ yrs
16,822
1,846
2,114
2,615
Non-Hispanic White
2–3 yrs
263
1,000
1,500
1,325
1,479
1,766
4–8 yrs
478
1,200
1,900
1,832
2,007
2,331
9–13 yrs
520
1,500
2,200
2,162
2,378
2,762
14–18 yrs
737
1,500
2,300
1,997
2,298
2,862
19–30 yrs
997
1,500
2,300
2,300
2,598
3,140
31–50 yrs
1,398
1,500
2,300
2,042
2,354
2,931
51–70 yrs
1,265
1,300
2,300
1,886
2,137
2,608
> 70 yrs
1,151
1,200
2,300
1,599
1,796
2,156
19+ yrs (all adults)
4,811
2,300
1,911
2,189
2,714
All ages 2+ yrs
6,809
1,879
2,148
2,655
Non-Hispanic African American
2–3 yrs
243
1,000
1,500
1,492
1,661
1,971
4–8 yrs
513
1,200
1,900
1,959
2,138
2,454
9–13 yrs
690
1,500
2,200
2,119
2,344
2,745
14–18 yrs
944
1,500
2,300
1,869
2,140
2,658
19–30 yrs
609
1,500
2,300
1,960
2,241
2,759
31–50 yrs
692
1,500
2,300
1,841
2,137
2,679
51–70 yrs
555
1,300
2,300
1,542
1,774
2,205
> 70 yrs
206
1,200
2,300
1,459
1,625
1,929
19+ yrs (all adults)
2,062
2,300
1,692
1,964
2,472
All ages 2+ yrs
4,452
1,765
2,021
2,496
Mexican American
2–3 yrs
303
1,000
1,500
1,202
1,350
1,624
4–8 yrs
524
1,200
1,900
1,725
1,892
2,203
9–13 yrs
670
1,500
2,200
2,052
2,276
2,684
14–18 yrs
819
1,500
2,300
2,021
2,284
2,766
19–30 yrs
664
1,500
2,300
1,769
2,098
2,709
31–50 yrs
612
1,500
2,300
2,074
2,350
2,857
51–70 yrs
489
1,300
2,300
1,341
1,586
2,049
> 70 yrs
185
1,200
2,300
1,155
1,336
1,690
≥ 19 yrs
1,950
2,300
1,704
1,999
2,555
All ages 2+ yrs
4,266
1,716
1,981
2,482
