TABLE 2.

Estimated intakes of sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium in US adults by sex: NHANES 2011–2014¹

			Intakes, mg/d
	Sample		Sodium		Potassium		Calcium		Magnesium
Characteristic	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
Total sample, n	4395	4382	4194 ± 34	3018 ± 23	3105 ± 32	2371 ± 27	1186 ± 16	1070 ± 14	370 ± 4	296 ± 3
Race/ethnicity, %
Non-Hispanic white	68	68	4189 ± 40	2967 ± 30	3116 ± 42	2403 ± 39	1234 ± 19	1135 ± 18	377 ± 6	303 ± 5
Non-Hispanic black	10	11	4077 ± 85	3112 ± 58	2792 ± 48	2176 ± 36	981 ± 25	857 ± 19	329 ± 8	263 ± 4
Hispanic	15	14	4325 ± 78	3092 ± 54	3144 ± 48	2391 ± 41	1186 ± 29	1013 ± 17	373 ± 7	288 ± 5
Non-Hispanic Asian	4	5	4212 ± 126	3366 ± 92	2949 ± 61	2361 ± 37	914 ± 27	875 ± 26	372 ± 9	301 ± 7
Racial differences2			No differences	A > W	H,W > A,B	W,H,A > B	W,H > B,A	W > H > A,B	W,H,A > B	W,A,H > B
Hypertension (130/80 mm Hg), %	35	29	4058 ± 46	2928 ± 52	3030 ± 41	2337 ± 42	1126 ± 19	1104 ± 28	360 ± 6	263 ± 6
No hypertension, %	65	71	4267 ± 37	3055 ± 27	3145 ± 33	2385 ± 25	1218 ± 18	1056 ± 16	375 ± 5	297 ± 3
Hypertension difference3			No HTN > HTN	No HTN > HTN	nd	nd	No HTN > HTN	nd	No HTN > HTN	nd

¹Values are means ± SEs and population percentages presented by sex of estimated usual intakes of sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium. A, Asian; B, black; H, Hispanic; HTN, hypertension; nd, no difference; W, white.

²There were 10 comparisons. The adjusted P-value requirement for each comparison is 0.005.

^cHypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure >130 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure >80 mm Hg. “No HTN > HTN” indicates that individuals who did not have hypertension had significantly higher intakes than individuals who did have hypertension.