Assessment of Sodium and Potassium Intakes in Children Aged 6 to 18 Years by 24 h Urinary Excretion in City of Rabat, Morocco
Table 3
Distribution of sodium excretion according to age groups, sex, and nutritional status.
Sample, (%)
Sodium intake (mg/day) Median (interquartile range)
UL (mg/d)
Proportion over UL level, (%)
value
Age group
6–8 y
45 (22.8)
1800.0 (1450.1, 2145.3)
1900
21 (46.7)
<0.001
9–13 y
71 (63.6)
2193.4 (1843.6, 2793.8)
2200
35 (49.3)
14–18 y
15 (13.6)
2138.0 (1876.7, 2392.5)
2300
4 (26.7)
Gender
Boys
68 (41.2)
2057.0 (1600.0, 2462.5)
2300
40 (58.8)
0.487
Girls
63 (58.8)
2138.0 (1765.3, 2669.1)
2300
35 (55.6)
Anthropometric status
Thinness
13 (9.9)
1988.5 (1545.8, 2851.9)
2300
4 (26.5)
0.678
Normal
91 (69.5)
2107.4 (1733.9, 2478.2)
2300
48 (52.5)
Overweight
16 (12.2)
2044.3 (1787.5, 3153.6)
2300
10 (62.5)
Obese
11 (8.4)
2076.3 (1624.0, 2373.1)
2300
3 (31.5)
UL: the upper limit refers to the highest daily level of sodium that is likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects to almost all individuals in the general population. The UL is not a recommended intake, and there is no apparent benefit to consuming levels of sodium above the adequate intake (AI). Source: Institute of Medicine [17]. values are determined using the Kruskal–Wallis test for medians.
