Feasibility of collecting 24-h urine to monitor sodium intake in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Twenty-four-hour urine sodium excretion is recommended for monitoring population sodium intake. Because of concerns about participation and completion, sodium excretion has not been collected previously in US nationally representative surveys.

Objective

We assessed the feasibility of implementing 24-h urine collections as part of a nationally representative survey.

Design

We selected a random half sample of nonpregnant US adults aged 20-69 y in 3 geographic locations of the 2013 NHANES. Participants received explicit instructions, started and ended the urine collection in a urine study mobile examination center, and answered questions about their collection. Among those with a complete 24-h urine collection, a random one-half were asked to collect a second

SUBMITTER: Terry AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4962154 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature