Table 6.

24-h urinary sodium and potassium excretion, and sodium-to-potassium ratio, by age and sex, restricted to those with ≥0.7 of predicted sex specific creatinine excretion per kg body weight (n = 184)

	Sodium (mg)	Potassium (mg)	Sodium/potassium
Women
25–44 years	3137 (2433, 3841)	1416 (1180, 1652)	2.3 (1.9, 2.7)
45–64 years	2316 (1993, 2638)	1631 (1344, 1918)	1.6 (1.3, 1.9)
Total	2735 (2301, 3169)	1521 (1317, 1725)	2.0 (1.7, 2.2)
Men
25–44 years	3130.1 (2797, 3464)	1569.7 (1430, 1709)	2.2 (1.9, 2.4)
45–64 years	2800.1 (2546, 3054)	1651.0 (1438, 1864)	1.9 (1.6, 2.3)
Total	2987.6 (2760, 3215)	1604.8 (1489, 1721)	2.1 (1.9, 2.2)
Men and women
25–44 years	3133 (2797, 3468)	1512 (1400, 1624)	2.2 (2.0, 2.4)
45–64 years	2592 (2388, 2795)	1642 (1471, 1813)	1.8 (1.5, 2.0)
Total	2887 (2673, 3100)	1571 (1473, 1670)	2.0 (1.8, 2.2)

Figures are means with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI)