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Table 1 Sodium intake trends by age and gender groups in population subgroups over 5 NHANES cycles

From: Sodium intake in US ethnic subgroups and potential impact of a new sodium reduction technology: NHANES Dietary Modeling

Ethnicity

Age (Years)

Gender

Sodium intake trend

mg/day

mg/g food

mg/kcal

beta*

P**

beta*

P**

beta*

P**

Mexican American

19-50

Male

−19.33

0.7652

−0.10

<0.0001

0.03

0.0342

Female

−34.38

0.2673

−0.14

<0.0001

0.02

0.0544

51+

Male

−39.13

0.4792

−0.09

<0.0001

−0.01

0.5585

Female

53.75

0.1116

−0.13

<0.0001

0.02

0.1729

Other Hispanic

19-50

Male

110.83

0.0913

−0.10

<0.0001

0.04

0.0327

Female

63.23

0.1697

−0.12

0.0004

0.04

0.0635

51+

Male

91.07

0.4067

−0.11

0.0508

0.03

0.4286

Female

26.09

0.6285

−0.14

<0.0001

0.03

0.1452

Non-Hispanic White

19-50

Male

23.42

0.5281

−0.12

<0.0001

0.03

0.0012

Female

−34.81

0.1798

−0.15

<0.0001

0.01

0.2341

51+

Male

29.05

0.3438

−0.11

<0.0001

0.00

0.6550

Female

−13.25

0.4582

−0.13

<0.0001

−0.01

0.1134

Non-Hispanic Black

19-50

Male

−59.10

0.2367

−0.14

<0.0001

0.02

0.1816

Female

−18.59

0.6458

−0.19

<0.0001

0.02

0.0936

51+

Male

100.06

0.0619

−0.12

<0.0001

−0.02

0.3977

Female

56.50

0.1167

−0.14

<0.0001

0.03

0.0242

  1. Data from NHANES 2001–2010. Sodium intake was measured as absolute intake (mg/day) as a function of energy intake (mg/kcal) and as a function of food intake (mg/g food).
  2. *beta – regression coefficient; **P < 0.01 significant.