Table 4. Top 3 food groups contributing to sodium intake by sex and age, KNHANES 2013–2017.
| Variables | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonings | Vegetables | Cereal grains | Seasonings | Vegetables | Cereal grains | Seasonings | Vegetables | Cereal grains | Seasonings | Vegetables | Cereal grains | Seasonings | Vegetables | Cereal grains | ||
| Total | 1,870.51) (48.4) | 756.7 (19.6) | 580.2 (15.0) | 1,795.1 (47.8) | 726.7 (19.4) | 573.2 (15.2) | 1,843.1 (47.4) | 745.9 (19.2) | 609.4 (15.7) | 1,716.8 (46.8) | 701.3 (19.1) | 600.8 (16.4) | 1,597.5 (45.9) | 680.4 (19.6) | 589.4 (17.0) | |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,213.9 (49.1) | 875.7 (19.4) | 676.4 (15.0) | 2,107.6 (48.2) | 843.8 (19.3) | 676.6 (15.5) | 2,220.3 (48.1) | 879.8 (19.0) | 705.7 (15.3) | 2,062.7 (47.4) | 824.8 (18.9) | 719.5 (16.5) | 1,876.9 (46.2) | 791.4 (19.5) | 694.6 (17.1) | |
| Female | 1,526.7 (47.5) | 637.5 (19.8) | 483.9 (15.1) | 1,482.4 (47.2) | 609.7 (19.4) | 469.9 (15.0) | 1,466.2 (46.4) | 612.2 (19.4) | 513.1 (16.2) | 1,369.0 (46.0) | 577.2 (19.4) | 481.4 (16.2) | 1,316.9 (45.6) | 568.9 (19.7) | 483.8 (16.8) | |
| Age (yrs) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1–9 | 821.9 (40.9) | 235.6 (11.7) | 367.1 (18.3) | 855.7 (43.0) | 229.8 (11.5) | 341.3 (17.1) | 894.5 (43.2) | 221.2 (10.7) | 361.6 (17.5) | 878.8 (44.1) | 211.3 (10.6) | 364.5 (18.3) | 837.9 (44.2) | 198.0 (10.5) | 335.7 (17.7) | |
| 10–18 | 1,567.3 (45.2) | 539.7 (15.5) | 699.9 (20.2) | 1,541.7 (43.6) | 517.5 (14.6) | 762.1 (21.6) | 1,586.0 (44.6) | 527.8 (14.9) | 721.2 (20.3) | 1,396.1 (41.2) | 509.8 (15.1) | 791.5 (23.4) | 1,340.8 (40.9) | 443.8 (13.5) | 813.8 (24.8) | |
| 19–29 | 1,958.3 (47.2) | 632.9 (15.3) | 784.0 (18.9) | 1,935.9 (48.0) | 617.5 (15.3) | 733.1 (18.2) | 2,000.9 (48.0) | 602.5 (14.5) | 837.6 (20.1) | 1,864.8 (46.9) | 579.4 (14.6) | 796.5 (20.0) | 1,640.7 (44.2) | 587.2 (15.8) | 837.5 (22.6) | |
| 30–39 | 2,349.1 (50.2) | 859.2 (18.4) | 681.1 (14.6) | 2,086.6 (47.5) | 872.9 (19.9) | 698.5 (15.9) | 2,060.5 (45.7) | 830.0 (18.4) | 823.2 (18.3) | 2,102.6 (48.0) | 768.1 (17.5) | 735.7 (16.8) | 1,933.3 (47.9) | 679.3 (16.8) | 676.3 (16.8) | |
| 40–49 | 2,173.8 (49.9) | 903.6 (20.7) | 604.3 (13.9) | 2,054.7 (48.2) | 892.2 (20.9) | 595.2 (14.0) | 2,300.5 (50.8) | 913.8 (20.2) | 608.0 (13.4) | 1,955.1 (47.3) | 851.8 (20.6) | 629.3 (15.2) | 1,921.6 (47.0) | 836.7 (20.5) | 643.8 (15.8) | |
| 50–59 | 2,070.9 (50.2) | 939.3 (22.8) | 483.9 (11.7) | 2,059.4 (51.1) | 828.6 (20.5) | 499.3 (12.4) | 1,970.3 (46.5) | 934.6 (22.1) | 524.8 (12.4) | 1,818.3 (47.5) | 854.2 (22.3) | 530.3 (13.9) | 1,704.0 (46.5) | 855.8 (23.4) | 509.3 (13.9) | |
| 60–69 | 1,753.2 (48.5) | 889.8 (24.6) | 446.1 (12.3) | 1,768.1 (49.1) | 859.8 (23.9) | 440.1 (12.2) | 1,668.3 (47.0) | 873.9 (24.6) | 392.0 (11.0) | 1,706.5 (48.1) | 839.2 (23.6) | 447.1 (12.6) | 1,513.9 (46.1) | 849.0 (25.9) | 431.9 (13.2) | |
| ≥ 70 | 1,390.4 (47.0) | 807.7 (27.3) | 353.4 (11.9) | 1,264.3 (46.4) | 723.2 (26.6) | 299.7 (11.0) | 1,450.9 (49.3) | 766.3 (26.1) | 356.0 (12.1) | 1,300.2 (47.2) | 713.2 (25.9) | 312.0 (11.3) | 1,229.6 (47.6) | 692.2 (26.8) | 284.2 (11.0) | |
All values are expressed as mean intake of sodium (mean % of total sodium intake).
KNHANES, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
1)Sampling weight was applied to all values.