Table 1.
Overview of data collected.
| Item | Description | |
| Health and medical questionnaire |
|
Child’s date of birth, gender, birth weight, health conditions, medications, dietary supplements, discretionary salt use habits, parent’s highest level of education attained |
| Anthropometry |
|
Height, weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumference |
| Blood pressure |
|
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure |
| 24-hour urine collection |
|
Urinary sodium, potassium, creatinine, total volume |
| 24-hour dietary recall |
|
Food and beverage intake, table salt use |
| Taste testing |
|
Preference and discrimination with high vs lower salt food item |
| Parental component (optional) | ||
|
|
Demographics | Date of birth, gender |
|
|
24-hour urine collection | Urinary sodium, potassium, creatinine, total volume |