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Table 5 24-h urinary sodium and potassium excretion, and sodium-to-potassium ratio, by age and sex: restricted to those with greater or equal to 4 mmol/d (women) and 6 mmol/d (men) creatinine in their urine (n = 317). Figures are means with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI)

From: Sodium and potassium excretion in an adult Caribbean population of African descent with a high burden of cardiovascular disease

 

Sodium (mg)

Potassium (mg)

Sodium/potassium

Women

 25–44 years

2623.1 (2227.8, 3018.3)

1279.5 (1143.7, 1415.3)

2.1 (1.9, 2.3)

 45–64 years

2472.2 (2222.4, 2722.1)

1594.0 (1422.2, 1765.9)

1.7 (1.5, 1.9)

 Total

2555.1 (2275.4, 2834.8)

1421.2 (1296.9, 1545.4)

1.9 (1.8, 2.1)

Men

 25–44 years

3044.8 (2747.3, 3342.3)

1548.2 (1401.8, 1694.7)

2.1 (1.9, 2.3)

 45–64 years

2785.1 (2511.6, 3058.7)

1639.4 (1450.8, 1827.9)

2.0 (1.6, 2.3)

 Total

2924.8 (2718.0, 3131.7)

1590.3 (1474.1, 1706.5)

2.1 (1.9, 2.2)

Men and women

 25–44 years

2827.2 (2586.2, 3068.2)

1409.5 (1309.0, 1510.1)

2.1 (2.0, 2.3)

 45–64 years

2627.3 (2447.0, 2807.6)

1616.5 (1489.7, 1743.2)

1.8 (1.6, 2.0)

 Total

2736.0 (2572.2, 2899.8)

1503.9 (1427.5, 1580.4)

2.0 (1.9, 2.1)