Assessing U.S. Sodium Intake through Dietary Data and Urine Biomarkers

Chairs

Mary E. Cogswell, DrPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Catherine M. Loria, PhD, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Presentations

Estimating 24-h Urinary Sodium Excretion from Casual (“Spot”) Urinary Sodium Concentration in Western Populations:  Data from INTERSALT, Paul Elliott, MBBS, PhD, FMedSci, Imperial College of London, UK (invited)

A Calibration Study Assessing Sodium and Related Micronutrient Status from Timed-Spot and 24-hour Urines: Design and Initial Findings, Chia-Yih Wang, PhD, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD

Validity of Predictive Equations for 24-h Urine Sodium Excretion in Adults aged 18-39 Years, Mary E. Cogswell, Dr.PH, RN, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Accuracy of the US Department of Agriculture Automated Multiple-Pass Method for Assessing Population Sodium Intake, Donna G. Rhodes, MS, RD, USDA- ARS, Beltsville, MD

Assessment of Changes in Sodium Excretion in the United States between 1988 and 2010 Using Spot (Casual) Urine Samples, Christine M. Pfeiffer, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA