Table 6.
Usual intake and prevalence of intake inadequacy for sodium and potassium among Chinese adults.
| Age Group | Sodium (mg/Day) | Potassium (mg/Day) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean * (SE) |
P25 * (SE) |
Median * (SE) |
P75 * (SE) |
%Below AI * (SE) | Mean * (SE) |
P25 * (SE) |
Median * (SE) | P75 * (SE) |
%Below AI * (SE) | |
| Males | ||||||||||
| 18~49 | 5721.7 (63.5) | 3503.7 (55.9) | 5209.6 (63.9) | 7368.9 (78.2) | 3.22 (0.3) | 1615.7 (17.4) | 1225.8 (16.4) | 1538.6 (17.4) | 1918.1 (20) | 78.9 (0.92) |
| 50~64 | 5765.4 (62.5) | 3546.7 (49.5) | 5253.1 (55.7) | 7428.1 (77.9) | 2.56 (0.25) | 1585.1 (15.1) | 1205.9 (14.8) | 1507.9 (15.7) | 1880.8 (17.3) | 80.65 (0.76) |
| 65~79 | 5216.4 (80.5) | 3129.6 (58.3) | 4716.7 (70.5) | 6749 (106.9) | 3.99 (0.31) | 1444.3 (13.4) | 1092.3 (13.5) | 1371.9 (13.8) | 1714.7 (14.9) | 87.31 (0.56) |
| 80~ | 4576.2 (126.3) | 2651.4 (93.7) | 4091.7 (125.5) | 5991.6 (152.8) | 5.63 (0.75) | 1272.1 (26.8) | 956 (21.1) | 1205.6 (25.6) | 1516 (32.7) | 93.43 (0.86) |
| Females | ||||||||||
| 18~49 | 4649.4 (46.1) | 2714.2 (39.8) | 4171 (46.8) | 6067.7 (61.1) | 7.26 (0.46) | 1385.5 (14.4) | 1047.8 (12.1) | 1316.8 (13.9) | 1647.8 (17.7) | 89.8 (0.67) |
| 50~64 | 4736.4 (44.2) | 2780.1 (37.1) | 4257.5 (40.7) | 6164.3 (59) | 5.81 (0.43) | 1353.6 (14) | 1022.3 (12.2) | 1286.1 (13.8) | 1609.6 (17) | 90.93 (0.59) |
| 65~79 | 4255.1 (59.9) | 2425.9 (40.8) | 3783.9 (55.7) | 5582.7 (81.2) | 8.3 (0.53) | 1227.4 (13) | 923.4 (11.2) | 1163.5 (12.9) | 1462.4 (15.8) | 94.82 (0.39) |
| 80~ | 3659.8 (97.8) | 2001.6 (97.3) | 3217.6 (91.5) | 4825.6 (129.5) | 11.29 (1.12) | 1070.6 (23.1) | 801.1 (18.4) | 1013.1 (22.2) | 1272.7 (28.2) | 97.91 (0.48) |
| Total | 5139.6 (45.9) | 3029.2 (39.4) | 4624.3 (43.2) | 6687.8 (60.7) | 5.15 (0.36) | 1472.4 (12.8) | 1101.9 (11.7) | 1395.3 (12.9) | 1758.1 (15.2) | 85.49 (0.61) |
*—Significant at p < 0.05 between age–sex groups.