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-7 Usual Sodium Intake Distributions from Foods Among Adults with Hypertension

	Usual Intake Percentiles (mg/d)
	n	AI	UL	5th	10th	25th
All adults^a
19–30 yrs	78	1,500	2,300	3,641	3,869	4,272
31–50 yrs	569	1,500	2,300	2,015	2,303	2,849
51–70 yrs	1,386	1,300	2,300	1,790	2,034	2,486
> 70 yrs	1,127	1,200	2,300	1,479	1,679	2,049
All adults 19+ yrs	3,160		2,300	1,711	1,963	2,437
Males
19–30 yrs	66	1,500	2,300	4,801	4,833	4,886
31–50 yrs	314	1,500	2,300	2,472	2,800	3,420
51–70 yrs	661	1,300	2,300	2,112	2,375	2,858
> 70 yrs	520	1,200	2,300	1,711	1,935	2,345
All males 19+ yrs	1,561		2,300	2,057	2,347	2,890
Females^a
19–30 yrs	11	1,500	2,300	3,059~	3,222~	3,498~
31–50 yrs	254	1,500	2,300	1,909	2,099	2,439
51–70 yrs	725	1,300	2,300	1,662	1,870	2,248
> 70 yrs	607	1,200	2,300	1,424	1,602	1,930
All females 19+ yrs	1,597		2,300	1,587	1,791	2,165
NOTES: AI = Adequate Intake; d = day; mg = milligram; n = unweighted sample size; hypertension is defined as a measurement of systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mm Hg or current treatment with a prescription medication; SE = standard error; UL = Tolerable Upper Intake Level. ^aExcludes pregnant and lactating females. ~Unreliable due to small sample size. SOURCE: NHANES 2003–2006.