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Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States
Usual Intake Percentiles (mg/d)
n
AI
UL
5th
10th
25th
Other Race or Ethnicity
2–3 yrs
63
1,000
1,500
1,550
1,676
1,903
4–8 yrs
106
1,200
1,900
1,745
1,914
2,229
9–13 yrs
109
1,500
2,200
2,073
2,262
2,610
14–18 yrs
105
1,500
2,300
1,381
1,735
2,429
19–30 yrs
106
1,500
2,300
2,598
2,853
3,316
31–50 yrs
143
1,500
2,300
1,710
2,000
2,562
51–70 yrs
94
1,300
2,300
2,108
2,331
2,744
> 70 yrs
33
1,200
2,300
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—
—
≥ 19 yrs
376
2,300
1,941
2,212
2,717
All ages 2+ yrs
759
1,782
2,044
2,535
NOTE: AI = Adequate Intake; d = day; mg = milligram; n = unweighted sample size; SE = standard error; UL = Tolerable Upper Intake Level.
