Table 4 Estimates of usual intake of sodium in mg/day (mean, 95% confidence interval) among men (n = 4,837) and women (n = 5,612) from the CCHS, using the NCI method
Men | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (95% CI) | 10thpercentile mean (95% CI) | 25thpercentile mean (95% CI) | 50thpercentile mean (95% CI) | 75thpercentile mean (95% CI) | 90thpercentile mean (95% CI) | |
Income | Lowest | 3764.2 (2896.4 to 4631.95) | 2267.3 (782.7 to 3751.9) | 2848.7 (1950.2 to 3747.2) | 3605.5 (2914.9 to 4296.2) | 4524.7 (2852.9 to 6196.6) | 5472.8 (2545.4 to 8400.3) |
Middle | 3544.3 (3332.1 to 3756.6) | 2088.1 (662.5 to 3513.7) | 2675.4 (1756.0 to 3594.9) | 3426.8 (3147.0 to 3706.6) | 4300.7 (3534.4 to 5066.9) | 5165.1 (3495.3 to 6834.8) | |
Highest | 3509.8 (3296.5 to 3723.1) | 2039.5 (1302.6 to 2776.3) | 2628.7 (2145.7 to 3111.8) | 3393.8 (3185.4 to 3602.2) | 4255.1 (3752.9 to 4757.3) | 5131.9 (4122.0 to 6141.9) | |
Education | Lowest | 3532.7 (3151.6 to 3913.9) | 2616.1 (1415.2 to 3816.9) | 2998.8 (2278.5 to 3719.1) | 3481.6 (3124.5 to 3838.7) | 4009.1 (3115.1 to 4903.2) | 4520.0 (2861.5 to 6178.4) |
Low-mid | 3614.0 (3335.3 to 3892.7) | 2688.3 (1371.8 to 4004.8) | 3085.9 (2288.9 to 3882.9) | 3564.4 (3266.5 to 3862.5) | 4090.0 (3371.3 to 4808.6) | 4606.2 (3175.2 to 6037.2) | |
Mid-high | 3650.3 (3404.2 to 3896.4) | 2508.1 (926.7 to 4089.4) | 2975.6 (2012.7 to 3938.5) | 3570.0 (3298.6 to 3841.3) | 4234.7 (3373.1 to 5096.3) | 4905.1 (3098.0 to 6712.1) | |
Highest | 3515.8 (3217.2 to 3814.5) | 2141.8 (733.2 to 3550.4) | 2694.1 (1805.1 to 3583.0) | 3419.0 (3114.6 to 3723.4) | 4213.9 (3371.7 to 5056.1) | 5014.0 (3302.2 to 6725.7) | |
Women | |||||||
| Â | Mean (95% CI) | 10 th percentile mean (95% CI) | 25 th percentile mean (95% CI) | 50 th percentile mean (95% CI) | 75 th percentile mean (95% CI) | 90 th percentile mean (95% CI) | |
Income | Lowest | 2692.0 (2482.8 to 2901.2) | 1571.4 (1148.7 to 1994.2) | 2011.7 (1705.9 to 2317.4) | 2594.6 (2384.0 to 2805.3) | 3261.1 (2904.0 to 3618.3) | 3935.5 (3305.8 to 4565.3) |
Middle | 2689.4 (2402.3 to 2976.5) | 2003.8 (1130.3 to 2877.2) | 2299.2 (1729.5 to 2868.8) | 2655.0 (2372.7 to 2937.4) | 3037.1 (2566.2 to 3508.1) | 3419.2 (2517.4 to 4321.1) | |
Highest | 2662.6 (2391.2 to 2934.0) | 2110.3 (1486.9 to 2733.8) | 2347.2 (1950.5 to 2743.9) | 2635.2 (2378.0 to 2892.4) | 2951.7 (2464.3 to 3439.1) | 3252.2 (2394.9 to 4109.5) | |
Education | Lowest | 2466.8 (2241.7 to 2691.8) | 2463.4 (763.8 to 4163.1) | 2465.1 (1428.4 to 3501.8) | 2466.8 (2211.8 to 2721.8) | 2468.5 (1532.1 to 3404.9) | 2470.1 (481.5 to 4458.6) |
Low-mid | 2632.3 (2489.7 to 2774.9) | 1945.2 (1277.7 to 2612.8) | 2235.1 (1821.4 to 2648.9) | 2591.7 (2439.9 to 2743.5) | 2988.7 (2611.5 to 3365.9) | 3375.0 (2615.7 to 4134.4) | |
Mid-high | 2860.8 (2671.2 to 3050.4)* | 1874.8 (556.5 to 3193.1) | 2278.8 (1464.0 to 3093.7) | 2791.0 (2561.3 to 3020.7) | 3365.2 (2678.2 to 4052.2) | 3928.0 (2488.5 to 5367.5) | |
Highest | 2676.3 (2370.9 to 2981.8) | 1820.7 (865.3 to 2776.0) | 2173.9 (1507.0 to 2840.9) | 2622.8 (2288.1 to 2957.6) | 3113.9 (2717.9 to 3509.8) | 3592.9 (2776.3 to 4409.5) | |