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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Mar 11;101(5):1021–1028. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.099770

TABLE 2.

Population proportions of sodium consumed by selected food categories by selected race-ethnicity in US infants aged 6–11.9 mo: WWEIA, NHANES, United States, 2003–20101

Non-Hispanic white Non-Hispanic black Mexican American
Food category2 Values3 Food category2 Values3 Food category2 Values3
Rank
  1 Formula 28.0 ± 3.0 Formula 27.4 ± 3.2 Formula 24.7 ± 1.4
  2 Commercial baby food 10.9 ± 1.3 Pasta mixed dishes 15.1 ± 4.6 Soups 15.2 ± 2.2
  3 Frankfurters and sausages 5.1 ± 3.14 Commercial baby food 8.3 ± 1.8 Commercial baby food 5.3 ± 0.7
  4 Human milk 5.0 ± 0.8 White potato mixtures 4.0 ± 1.1 Eggs and omelets 4.6 ± 0.9
  5 Milk 4.0 ± 0.8 Cooked cereals 3.0 ± 1.14 Milk 3.8 ± 1.34
Sodium,5 mg/d   — 472 ± 40a   — 610 ± 58a   — 570 ± 27
Energy,5 kcal/d   — 844 ± 19a   — 961 ± 37c   — 863 ± 25c
Sodium density,5 mg/1000 kcal   — 500 ± 25a,b   — 597 ± 45a   — 627 ± 28b
Unweighted sample size, n   — 307   — 144   — 336
1

Population proportion (%) of sodium consumed was defined as the sum of the amount of sodium consumed from each specific food category for all participants in the age group divided by the sum of sodium consumed from all food categories for all participants in the age group multiplied by 100.

2

Formula includes formula prepared from concentrate, prepared from powder, and ready to eat. Commercial baby foods include cereal, fruit and vegetables, meat and dinners, snacks and desserts, yogurt, and juice. The pasta mixed dishes category does not include macaroni and cheese, which are a separate category. White potato mixtures include baked or boiled white potatoes, mashed potatoes, and white potato mixed dishes. Milk includes unflavored low-fat, nonfat, reduced fat, and whole milk. Cooked cereals include oatmeal, grits, and other cooked cereals.

a,b,c

P < 0.05 (t test): abetween non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black; bbetween non-Hispanic white and Mexican American; cbetween non-Hispanic black and Mexican American.

WWEIA, What We Eat in America.

3

All values are percentages ± SEs.

4

Data are statistically unreliable; relative SE ≥30%.

5

All values are means ± SEs.