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. 2016 Feb 3;18(9):884–891. doi: 10.1111/jch.12778

Table 2.

Weighted Results for Salt Intake, Potassium Intake, and Sodium/Potassium Ratio

Overall (N=293) Female (n=171) Male (n=122)
Salt intake, mean (SE), g 7.09 (0.19) 6.39 (0.14) 7.63 (0.27)
Salt intake above the 5 g WHO target, % 69.3 65.2 72.4
Salt intake above the 10 g WHO target, % 18.2 11.7 23.2
Potassium intake, mean (SE), mmol 56.95 (2.47) 45.17 (1.32) 65.93 (3.63)
Sodium intake, mean (SE), mmol 121.37 (3.31) 109.31 (2.34) 130.55 (4.69)
Sodium/potassium ratio, mean (SE) 2.48 (0.13) 2.74 (0.10) 2.29 (0.16)

Abbreviations: SE, standard error; WHO, World Health Organization.