Age (years) | Number of the NHNS participants | Daily mean salt intake (g/day (SD)) | Achieving rate of Health Japan 21 goal (%)a | Achieving rate of DRIs goal (%)b | Achieving rate of WHO goal (%)c |
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Total population | |||||
 20–29 | 1,480 | 9.44 (3.2) | 35.3 | 19.3 | 3.9 |
 30–39 | 2,548 | 9.52 (3.2) | 35.0 | 20.6 | 4.1 |
 40–49 | 3,394 | 9.49 (3.1) | 33.8 | 19.6 | 3.9 |
 50–59 | 3,254 | 9.86 (3.1) | 29.0 | 14.0 | 2.5 |
 60–69 | 4,940 | 10.52 (3.2) | 21.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 |
 70–79 | 3,934 | 10.38 (3.3) | 23.8 | 12.5 | 2.1 |
 80 +  | 2,255 | 9.58 (3.1) | 33.5 | 18.6 | 3.5 |
 All | 21,805 | 9.95 (3.2) | 28.7 | 15.3 | 2.8 |
Men | |||||
 20–29 | 707 | 10.37 (3.5) | 24.2 | 19.0 | 2.1 |
 30–39 | 1,205 | 10.51 (3.4) | 23.7 | 18.0 | 1.8 |
 40–49 | 1,581 | 10.47 (3.2) | 23.3 | 17.5 | 1.8 |
 50–59 | 1,481 | 10.77 (3.3) | 18.7 | 13.2 | 1.6 |
 60–69 | 2,304 | 11.43 (3.4) | 13.3 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
 70–79 | 1,802 | 11.09 (3.4) | 17.5 | 13.3 | 1.2 |
 80 +  | 892 | 10.32 (3.2) | 24.2 | 19.3 | 2.1 |
 All | 9,972 | 10.83 (3.4) | 19.4 | 14.4 | 1.4 |
Women | |||||
 20–29 | 773 | 8.60 (2.6) | 45.4 | 19.5 | 5.4 |
 30–39 | 1,343 | 8.64 (2.7) | 45.1 | 22.9 | 6.1 |
 40–49 | 1,813 | 8.65 (2.6) | 43.0 | 21.5 | 5.8 |
 50–59 | 1,773 | 9.09 (2.6) | 37.6 | 14.7 | 3.2 |
 60–69 | 2,636 | 9.72 (2.9) | 28.6 | 11.0 | 2.4 |
 70–79 | 2,132 | 9.78 (3.0) | 29.2 | 11.8 | 2.8 |
 80 +  | 1,363 | 9.10 (3.0) | 39.6 | 18.2 | 4.4 |
 All | 11,833 | 9.21 (2.8) | 36.5 | 16.0 | 4.0 |