Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of subjects.

Characteristics	Men (N = 1048)	Women (N = 1058)	Total (N = 2106)
Age (years)
Mean	39	39	39
Standard deviation	15	15	15
Minimum	18	18	18
Maximum	65	65	65
BMI (kg/m2)
Mean	26	25	25
Standard deviation	4	6	5
Minimum	16	14	14
Maximum	49	57	57
Energy intake at baseline (kcal/day)
Median	2619	1911	2230
IQR	964	712	990
Minimum	418	279	279
Maximum	8139	4658	8139
Sodium intake at baseline (mg/day) *
Median	3101	2302	2649
IQR	1304	1060	1310
Minimum	400	331	331
Maximum	8726	6068	8726
Potassium intake at baseline (mg/day)
Median	3789	2946	3334
IQR	1485	1204	1434
Minimum	804	704	704
Maximum	8798	8723	8798

Note: * this excludes discretionary salt intake.