TABLE 6.
Population proportions of sodium consumed and mean sodium, calories, and sodium density in US infants and toddlers aged 0–23.9 mo by place obtained and age group: WWEIA, NHANES, United States, 2003–20101
| Place obtained | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Store | Restaurant with fast food/pizza |
Restaurant with waiter/waitress |
Childcare center | Others |
| 0–5.9 mo | |||||
| Population proportion3 | 71.2 ± 2.5 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 28.7 ± 2.52 |
| Sodium,4 mg | 136 ± 6 | 0.1 ± 0.04 | 0 ± 0.03 | 0 ± 0.04 | 55 ± 4 |
| Calories,4 kcal | 412 ± 17 | 0 ± 0.02 | 0 ± 0.02 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 222 ± 17 |
| Sodium density,4 mg/1000 kcal | 330 ± 6 | 1735 ± 166 | 1390 ± 825 | 376 ± 0 | 248 ± 2 |
| 6–11.9 mo | |||||
| Population proportion3 | 86.4 ± 1.3 | 2.2 ± 0.6 | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 7.8 ± 0.7 |
| Sodium,4 mg | 448 ± 26 | 11 ± 3 | 9 ± 3 | 9 ± 5 | 40 ± 4 |
| Calories,4 kcal | 720 ± 17 | 7 ± 2 | 4 ± 1 | 9 ± 4 | 120 ± 11 |
| Sodium density,4 mg/1000 kcal | 621 ± 30 | 1574 ± 146 | 2406 ± 196 | 1008 ± 108 | 335 ± 22 |
| 12–23.9 mo | |||||
| Population proportion3 | 82.4 ± 0.8 | 6.0 ± 0.5 | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 5.1 ± 0.5 |
| Sodium,4 mg | 1408 ± 33 | 102 ± 9 | 49 ± 7 | 636 8 | 87 ± 9 |
| Calories,4 kcal | 1075 ± 20 | 596 5 | 23 ± 3 | 42 ± 6 | 69 ± 5 |
| Sodium density,4 mg/1000 kcal | 1309 ± 22 | 1734 ± 42 | 2131 ± 134 | 1487 ± 114 | 1271 ± 83 |
The population proportion (%) of sodium consumed was defined as the sum of the amount of sodium consumed from each specific food source category for all participants in the age group divided by the sum of sodium consumed from all food source categories for all participants in the age group multiplied by 100. Sodium density is a measure that accounted for differences in the amount of calories consumed from foods obtained from each source defined as milligrams of sodium per 1000 kcal. Food-source categories were analyzed from responses to the question “Where did you get this (most of the ingredients for this) [food name]?” Sources other than those shown were combined under the Others category and included mainly for the overall age group (birth to 23.9 mo), from someone else or as a gift (2.7%), and breast milk (1.6%).
WWEIA, What We Eat in America.
Sources included mainly breast milk (22.9%), community food program (2.6%), others or do not know (2.3%), and from someone else or as a gift (0.9%).
All values are percentages ± SEs.
All values are means ± SEs.