Table 5. Major dish groups contributing to sodium intake, KNHANES 2013–2017.
| Rank | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dish group | Mean intake of sodium (mg)1) | Dish group | Mean intake of sodium (mg) | Dish group | Mean intake of sodium (mg) | Dish group | Mean intake of sodium (mg) | Dish group | Mean intake of sodium (mg) | |
| 1 | Noodle and dumpling | 573.2 (14.8) | Noodle and dumpling | 559.9 (14.9) | Noodle and dumpling | 569.5 (14.6) | Noodle and dumpling | 586.3 (16.0) | Noodle and dumpling | 536.7 (15.4) |
| 2 | Kimchi | 539.6 (14.0) | Kimchi | 504.2 (13.4) | Kimchi | 513.8 (13.2) | Kimchi | 501.3 (13.7) | Kimchi | 487.3 (14.0) |
| 3 | Soups | 428.9 (11.1) | Soups | 384.3 (10.2) | Soups | 402.7 (10.4) | Soups | 393.5 (10.7) | Soups | 367.6 (10.6) |
| 4 | Stews | 266.1 (6.9) | Paste and seasonings | 277.2 (7.4) | Paste and seasonings | 279.3 (7.2) | Stews | 249.8 (6.8) | Stews | 268.1 (7.7) |
| 5 | Paste and seasonings | 260.0 (6.7) | Stews | 276.1 (7.4) | Stews | 274.8 (7.1) | Paste and seasonings | 244.1 (6.7) | Grilled dishes | 199.8 (5.7) |
| 6 | Grilled dishes | 230.1 (6.0) | Grilled dishes | 201.6 (5.4) | Grilled dishes | 264.1 (6.8) | Grilled dishes | 221.4 (6.0) | Paste and seasonings | 199.6 (5.7) |
| 7 | Pickled vegetables | 227.7 (5.9) | Pickled vegetables | 185.4 (4.9) | Stir-fried dishes | 193.2 (5.0) | Stir-fried dishes | 178.2 (4.9) | Stir-fried dishes | 192.7 (5.5) |
| 8 | Stir-fried dishes | 185.8 (4.8) | Rice | 177.6 (4.7) | Pickled vegetables | 180.8 (4.6) | Rice | 177.5 (4.8) | Rice | 174.0 (5.0) |
| 9 | Rice | 179.0 (4.6) | Stir-fried dishes | 172.8 (4.6) | Bakery and confectioneries | 175.3 (4.5) | Pickled vegetables | 165.0 (4.5) | Bakery and confectioneries | 157.9 (4.5) |
| 10 | Bakery and confectioneries | 149.2 (3.9) | Bakery and confectioneries | 164.8 (4.4) | Rice | 174.7 (4.5) | Bakery and confectioneries | 157.7 (4.3) | Pickled vegetables | 141.4 (4.1) |
| Top 3 group subtotal | 1,541.7 (39.9) | 1,448.4 (38.6) | 1,485.9 (38.2) | 1,481.0 (40.4) | 1,391.6 (40.0) | |||||
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.