Table 3. Baseline and 1-Year Follow-Up Outcome Measures for Sodium Reduction Interventions at Schools and Community Meals Programs Participating in the Sodium Reduction in Communities Program, Northwest Arkansas, 2016–2017.

Outcomes	Baseline	Follow-Up	Percentage Change
Schools (n = 30)a
Sodium per entrée offered, mg	674	625	−7.3
Sodium per entrée served, mg	615	589	−4.2
Entrées offered with ≤480 mg of sodium, no. (%)	26 (24.3)	38 (32.8)	+46.2
Sodium served per lunch diner, mg	1,103	980	−11.2
Community meals programs (n = 5)
Sodium per meal offered, mg	1,710	1,053	−38.4
Sodium per meal served, mg	1,509	1,258	−16.6
Sodium served per diner, mg	1,509	1,258	−16.6

^a Calculations at baseline and follow-up are based on data from 28 and 29 schools, respectively. One school was excluded at baseline because of differences in menus, purchasing, and food preparation compared with other cafeterias in the district; at follow-up, the school had standardized its menus to match those of the other schools in the district and was included in calculations. A stand-alone prekindergarten site was excluded from both baseline and follow-up calculations because it did not have on-site lunch preparation.