Back to Search
Start Over
Sodium and Potassium Intakes and Their Ratio in Adults (18-90 y): Findings from the Irish National Adult Nutrition Survey.
- Source :
-
Nutrients [Nutrients] 2020 Mar 28; Vol. 12 (4). Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 28. - Publication Year :
- 2020
-
Abstract
- An individual's sodium to potassium intake ratio (Na:K) has been shown to be an important predictor of hypertension. The aim of this study was to estimate the mean 24 h urinary Na, K and Na:K of Irish adults and to identify the foods that determine Na:K in a nationally representative sample of Irish adults. This study was based on data from the Irish National Adult Nutrition Survey (2008-2010) (NANS), which collected spot urine samples and dietary data in a nationally representative sample of Irish adults aged 18+ years. The mean urinary molar Na:K of Irish men and women was 1.90 and 2.15, respectively, which exceed target molar ratios of ≤1.0 and ≤2.0. The mean estimated 24-h urinary excretion of Na was 4631 mg for men and 3525 mg for women, which exceed target maximum population intakes for all gender and age groups. The mean estimated 24-h urinary excretion of K was 3894 mg for men and 2686 mg for women, with intakes in women of all ages and older men (65+ years) below current recommendations. The key foods positively associated with a lower Na:K were fruits, vegetables, potatoes, breakfast cereals, milk, yogurt and fresh meat, while the foods negatively associated with a lower Na:K were breads, cured and processed meats and butters and fat spreads. Strategies to reduce sodium and increase potassium intakes are necessary to lower population Na:K, which may help to reduce the burden of hypertension-related diseases in the Irish population.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control
Cost of Illness
Female
Food Analysis
Humans
Hypertension epidemiology
Hypertension prevention & control
Ireland epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Potassium, Dietary urine
Sodium, Dietary urine
Young Adult
Hypertension etiology
Nutrition Surveys
Potassium, Dietary administration & dosage
Potassium, Dietary adverse effects
Sodium, Dietary administration & dosage
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2072-6643
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nutrients
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32231006
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12040938