Skip to main content
. 2015 Apr 8;10(4):e0121183. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121183

Fig 1. Gender-specific frequency distribution of 24-hour urinary sodium excretion in boys (A) and girls (B) (data from 10 Italian regions, age 6–18 years, MINISAL-GIRCSI Program).

Fig 1

The insets in the figures report the mean values of electrolyte excretion by development stage and denote the percentage of individuals complying with the respective adequate intakes as established by the Italian Society for Human Nutrition and the Institute for Food Research and Nutrition (ref. 18). *Data based on the assumption that 24h urinary sodium excretion provides an estimate of daily sodium intake.