TABLE 1.

Ranked proportions of sodium consumed by children aged 6–18 years,^* by selected food categories, age groups, sex, and race/ethnicity — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2009–2010

		Age group (yrs)				Sex		Race/Ethnicity
		6–18 overall	6–10	11–13	14–18	Male	Female	Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic	White, non-Hispanic
Rank†	Food category§	% (SE)	% (SE)	% (SE)	% (SE)	% (SE)	% (SE)	% (SE)	% (SE)	% (SE)
1	Pizza	8.4 (0.9)	7.4 (1.0)	8.5 (1.0)	9.0 (1.9)	9.3 (1.3)	7.2 (0.8)	8.2 (0.6)	9.2 (1.5)	8.4 (1.5)
2	Yeast breads/rolls/buns¶	5.8 (0.3)	6.3 (0.3)	6.2 (0.8)	5.2 (0.4)	6.2 (0.4)	5.4 (0.4)	5.3 (0.4)	5.1 (0.4)	6.4 (0.5)
3	Cold cuts/cured meats	4.7 (0.5)	3.4 (0.4)	5.9 (1.0)	5.2 (0.7)	5.3 (0.7)	4.1 (0.7)	3.5 (0.6)	3.4 (1.0)	5.7 (0.9)
4	Savory snacks**	4.3 (0.3)	4.2 (0.3)	4.8 (1.0)	4.2 (0.3)	4.6 (0.4)	4.0 (0.2)	4.3 (0.4)	4.4 (0.5)	4.4 (0.4)
5	Sandwiches (single code)††	4.0 (0.4)	3.7 (0.5)	4.0 (0.7)	4.4 (0.5)	4.3 (0.4)	3.7 (0.5)	4.3 (0.9)	3.9 (0.9)	4.0 (0.3)
6	Cheese	3.6 (0.2)	3.2 (0.2)	3.7 (0.4)	3.9 (0.3)	3.1 (0.3)	4.2 (0.3)	3.6 (0.3)	3.4 (0.4)	3.8 (0.3)
7	Chicken patties/nuggets/etc.§§	3.3 (0.6)	4.0 (0.6)	3.2 (0.8)	3.0 (0.9)	2.9 (0.5)	3.9 (0.9)	2.6 (0.3)	4.4 (0.6)	3.6 (1.0)
8	Pasta mixed dishes¶¶	3.1 (0.4)	3.1 (0.4)	3.5 (1.3)	2.9 (0.5)	2.5 (0.4)	3.9 (0.7)	2.6 (0.4)	3.6 (0.9)	2.8 (0.3)
9	Mexican mixed dishes***	3.0 (0.4)	2.1 (0.5)	2.5 (0.6)	3.8 (0.9)	3.2 (0.6)	2.7 (0.5)	4.8 (0.7)	2.4 (0.8)	2.6 (0.6)
10	Soups	2.9 (0.2)	4.1 (0.5)	2.2 (0.6)	2.4 (0.4)	3.0 (0.4)	2.9 (0.3)	5.0 (0.5)	2.9 (0.4)	1.9 (0.3)
Mean daily sodium consumed
As measured in mg		3,279	2,903	3,194	3,672 †††	3,626	2,943 †††	3,125	3,202	3,278
(SE)		(84)	(46)	(103)	(157)	(112)	(74)	(61)	(115)	(111)
Mean daily energy consumed
As measured in kcal		2,017	1,845	1,983	2,195 †††	2,220	1,821 †††	1,963	2,027	2,023
(SE)		(36)	(20)	(51)	(64)	(55)	(30)	(24)	(71)	(47)
Mean daily sodium density
As measured in mg/1,000 kcal		1,638	1,586	1,646	1,681 §§§	1,637	1,639	1,611	1,586	1,636
(SE)		(15)	(11)	(25)	(29)	(14)	(21)	(20)	(24)	(21)
Unweighted no. of participants in sample		2,266 ¶¶¶	943	509	814	1,170	1,096	901	461	748

Abbreviation: SE = standard error.

^*The proportion (%) of sodium consumed is defined as the sum of the amount of sodium consumed from each specific food category for all participants divided by the sum of sodium consumed from all food categories for all participants multiplied by 100. All estimates use 24-hour dietary recall, take into account the complex sampling design, and use dietary day 1 sample weights to account for nonresponse and weekend/weekday recalls.

^†Rank based on population proportions of sodium consumed for the overall U.S. population aged 6–18 years. Columns for other groups are ordered by this ranking.

^§Additional information regarding food categorization is available at the What We Eat in America website, http://www.ars.usda.gov/services/docs.htm?docid=18349. Food categories contributing ≥3% to overall sodium consumption within specific sociodemographic groups but not listed among the top 10 contributors were as follows: Children aged 6–10 years, milk (unflavored), whole, reduced, low, and no-fat (3.4%) and frankfurters and sausages (3.3%); children aged 11–13 years, pancakes, waffles, and French toast (3.1%), chicken, whole pieces, and other poultry (3.0%); children aged 14–18 years, chicken whole pieces and other poultry (3.0%); Hispanic children, chicken whole pieces and other poultry (3.6%), tortillas (3.4%); non-Hispanic black children (chicken whole pieces and other poultry (5.2%), frankfurters and sausages (3.4%), tomato-based condiments (3.3 %); non-Hispanic white children, milk (unflavored), whole, reduced, low, and no-fat (3.2%).

^¶Excludes bagels and English muffins.

^**Tortilla, corn, and other chips/pretzels/snack mix/potato chips/popcorn.

^††Sandwiches as identified by a single What We Eat in America food code, chicken or turkey sandwiches/burgers/egg/breakfast sandwiches/other sandwiches (e.g., corn dog).

^§§Includes chicken tenders. Excludes chicken whole pieces and turkey, duck, and other poultry.

^¶¶e.g., spaghetti with meat sauce or meat balls (excludes macaroni and cheese).

^***Burritos and tacos/nachos/other Mexican mixed dishes.

^†††Statistically significant differences in mean sodium intake across subgroups, determined by the Wald F test (p<0.001).

^§§§Statistically significant differences in mean sodium intake per 1,000 kcal across subgroups, determined by the Wald F test (p=0.01).

^¶¶¶Includes other race/ethnicities not shown separately.