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. 2016 Apr 21;8(4):235. doi: 10.3390/nu8040235

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.