Table 2 Sodium excretion, potassium excretion and sodium-to-potassium ratio by sex
From: Potassium urinary excretion and dietary intake: a cross-sectional analysis in 8–10 year-old children
Sodium (mg) | Potassium (mg) | Sodium-to-potassium ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
Percentiles | ||||||
5 | 1495 | 1233 | 747 | 909 | 1.50 | 1.21 |
25 | 2093 | 1737 | 1297 | 1287 | 2.18 | 1.82 |
50 | 2737 | 2104 | 1658 | 1560 | 2.73 | 2.33 |
75 | 3749 | 2760 | 1979 | 2077 | 3.75 | 2.91 |
95 | 4996 | 4685 | 2982 | 2796 | 6.55 | 4.65 |
Mean | 2935 | 2381 | 1701 | 1682 | 3.16 | 2.52 |
St. Deviation | 1075 | 1045 | 594 | 541 | 1.42 | 1.05 |
Minimum | 1150 | 1012 | 429 | 780 | 1.13 | 1.01 |
Maximum | 6141 | 6647 | 3627 | 3003 | 8.18 | 6.94 |
p | <0.001 | 0.835 | 0.002 | |||