title: Sodium consumption among hypertensive adults advised to reduce their intake: national health and nutrition examination survey, 1999-2004.
abstract: The authors estimated the prevalence of taking action to reduce intake related to actual sodium consumption among 2970 nonpregnant US adults 18 years and older with self-reported hypertension by using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004. Adjusted multiple linear regression assessed differences in mean sodium intake by action status. A total of 60.5% of hypertensive adults received advice to reduce sodium intake. Of this group, 83.7% took action to reduce sodium. Action to reduce sodium intake differed significantly by age, race/ethnicity, and use of an antihypertensive. The mean (±standard error) sodium intake among hypertensive adults was 3341±37 mg and differed by sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, and body mass index (P<.05), with the lowest intake among adults aged 65 years and older (2780±48 mg). Mean intake did not differ significantly by action status either overall or by subgroup except for one age category: among patients 65 years and older, mean intake was significantly lower among those who took action (2715±63 mg) than among those who did not (3401±206 mg; P=.0124). Regardless of action, mean intake was well above 1999-2004 recommendations for daily sodium intake and about twice as high as the current recommendation for hypertensive adults (1500 mg).
authors: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30093, USA. cia1@cdc.gov
authors: Carma
authors: C
authors: Ayala
authors: Cathleen
authors: C
authors: Gillespie
authors: Molly
authors: M
authors: Cogswell
authors: Nora L
authors: NL
authors: Keenan
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Merritt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D015930:Diet Records; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D057566:Self Report; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012982:Sodium, Dietary