title: Assessment of sodium and potassium intakes.
abstract: The sodium, potassium and creatinine contents of three non-consecutive 24-h urine samples collected by 34 selected adult individuals (10 m; 24 f) living in Cork City were determined. The pooled mean 24-h excretion of sodium and potassium in collections adjudged to be complete were 152 mmol and 78 mmol, respectively. There was no significant difference between group average weekday and weekend-day excretion of Na or K, for either males or females. This suggests that weekend 24-h urinary collections, which most subjects find more convenient, are suitable for studies of sodium and potassium intakes of groups. The ratios of intra- to inter-individual variation for 24-h urinary sodium were 1.4 and 2.1 for males and females, respectively. The corresponding ratios for 24-h urinary potassium were 6.6 for males and 4.9 for females. These ratios indicated that there were large individual day-to-day variations in urinary sodium and potassium excretion in this group. It was estimated that a sample size of 35-60 individuals would be required to estimate group mean sodium and potassium intakes by means of single 24-h urine collections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, University College, Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shortt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Morrissey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011188:Potassium / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000652:urine; D012964:Sodium / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium; D003404:Creatinine; D011188:Potassium