Self-reports of salt intake by 10- to 18-year-olds: relationship to urinary sodium excretion.
Our data indicated that self-reports of consumption of salty foods by children and adolescents were associated with 24-hour urinary sodium excretion. Specifically, youths 10 to 18 years of age who selected a poster depicting high-sodium foods excreted significantly more sodium than youths who selected a poster depicting low-sodium foods. Future research is needed to refine simplified self-report measures, to corroborate the validity of the measures, and to extend the studies to other samples, e.g., younger children.
Murphy
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163.
Alpert
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Stapleton
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Miller
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Willey
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Walker
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Nanney
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine*; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D012982:Sodium, Dietary; D012964:Sodium