Estimation of sodium and potassium intakes assessed by two 24-hour urine collections in a city of Indonesia

Published in the British Journal of Nutrition on the 26^th of January 2021, Sari et al estimated the sodium and potassium intakes of Indonesian adults using two consecutive 24-hour urine collections. Adults aged 20–96 years were randomly selected to participate, from a pool of resident registration numbers. From the 528 people recruited, 479 people provided a successful collection for one day and 380 people provided a successful collection across two days. Mean sodium intake was 102.8 and 100.6 mmol/d, and mean potassium intake was 25.0 and 23.4 mmol/d for men and women, respectively. 80% of the study participants exceeded sodium intake recommendations. Authors concluded that high sodium intake and low potassium intakes should be targeted in dietary intervention programs.

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