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Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 6.6 Urinary sodium (Na), potassium (K) and creatinine (Cre), Na/Cre ratio, K/Cre ratio, 2003 to 2014/2015
Aged 16 and over with a valid urine sample | 2003 to 2014/2015 combined | |||||
Urinary sodium, potassium, creatinine (mmol/l) | 2003 | 2008/2009 combined | 2010/2011 combined | 2012/2013 combined | 2014/2015 combined | |
% | % | % | % | % | ||
Men | ||||||
Sodium (mmol/l) | ||||||
Mean | 129.3 | 120.9 | 117.6 | 113.8 | 109.2 | |
Standard error of the mean | 3.69 | 2.18 | 2.35 | 2.36 | 2.56 | |
5th percentile | 34 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 28 | |
10th percentile | 51 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 37 | |
Median | 125 | 117 | 113 | 108 | 103 | |
90th percentile | 215 | 197 | 195 | 190 | 184 | |
95th percentile | 230 | 219 | 213 | 210 | 211 | |
Potassium (mmol/l) | ||||||
Mean | 67.1 | 67.9 | 62.4 | 58.5 | 59.3 | |
Standard error of the mean | 1.70 | 1.44 | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.08 | |
5th percentile | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
10th percentile | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | |
Median | 63 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 56 | |
90th percentile | 115 | 119 | 105 | 101 | 101 | |
95th percentile | 129 | 138 | 119 | 101 | 101 | |
Creatinine (mmol/l) | ||||||
Mean | 14.3 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.4 | |
Standard error of the mean | 0.37 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.26 | |
5th percentile | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | |
10th percentile | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | |
Median | 13.9 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.8 | |
90th percentile | 23.5 | 20.9 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 19.4 | |
95th percentile | 27.5 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 24.3 | 22.4 | |
Na/Cre ratio | ||||||
Mean | 10.9 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 11.9 | |
Standard error of the mean | 0.42 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.28 | |
5th percentile | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | |
10th percentile | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | |
Median | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.4 | |
90th percentile | 17.7 | 19.2 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.6 | |
95th percentile | 21.8 | 23.2 | 24.3 | 25.4 | 24.5 | |
K/Cre ratio | ||||||
Mean | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | |
Standard error of the mean | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.14 | |
5th percentile | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | |
10th percentile | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | |
Median | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | |
90th percentile | 8.1 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.6 | |
95th percentile | 9.6 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 11.5 | |
Women | ||||||
Sodium (mmol/l) | ||||||
Mean | 104.3 | 97.9 | 91.5 | 95.1 | 92.5 | |
Standard error of the mean | 2.88 | 1.85 | 2.16 | 2.10 | 2.10 | |
5th percentile | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | |
10th percentile | 36 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 30 | |
Median | 97 | 87 | 81 | 85 | 84 | |
90th percentile | 189 | 186 | 176 | 176 | 174 | |
95th percentile | 214 | 212 | 197 | 202 | 194 | |
Potassium (mmol/l) | ||||||
Mean | 58.3 | 60.1 | 55.6 | 53.1 | 54.6 | |
Standard error of the mean | 1.57 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.00 | 0.98 | |
5th percentile | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
10th percentile | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | |
Median | 52 | 55 | 48 | 49 | 51 | |
90th percentile | 108 | 111 | 105 | 97 | 101 | |
95th percentile | 132 | 129 | 123 | 101 | 101 | |
Creatinine (mmol/l) | ||||||
Mean | 10.3 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | |
Standard error of the mean | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.20 | |
5th percentile | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | |
10th percentile | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
Median | 9.3 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | |
90th percentile | 19.1 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 16.2 | |
95th percentile | 22.1 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 19.7 | |
Na/Cre ratio | ||||||
Mean | 13.3 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.2 | |
Standard error of the mean | 0.46 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.37 | |
5th percentile | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | |
10th percentile | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | |
Median | 11.3 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.1 | |
90th percentile | 22.2 | 23.4 | 26.8 | 24.5 | 25.0 | |
95th percentile | 27.3 | 27.7 | 32.8 | 28.0 | 29.7 | |
K/Cre ratio | ||||||
Mean | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | |
Standard error of the mean | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.13 | |
5th percentile | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | |
10th percentile | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | |
Median | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.9 | |
90th percentile | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 12.3 | |
95th percentile | 12.5 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 14.2 | 14.4 | |
All adults | ||||||
Sodium (mmol/l) | ||||||
Mean | 116.1 | 109.0 | 104.3 | 104.1 | 100.5 | |
Standard error of the mean | 2.76 | 1.55 | 1.72 | 1.76 | 1.82 | |
5th percentile | 29 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | |
10th percentile | 40 | 38 | 33 | 35 | 34 | |
Median | 110 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 93 | |
90th percentile | 202 | 191 | 187 | 185 | 180 | |
95th percentile | 222 | 217 | 208 | 206 | 204 | |
Potassium (mmol/l) | ||||||
Mean | 62.5 | 63.9 | 58.9 | 55.7 | 56.9 | |
Standard error of the mean | 1.13 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.80 | |
5th percentile | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | |
10th percentile | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | |
Median | 58 | 59 | 54 | 53 | 54 | |
90th percentile | 110 | 113 | 105 | 100 | 101 | |
95th percentile | 131 | 133 | 121 | 101 | 101 | |
Creatinine (mmol/l) | ||||||
Mean | 12.2 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.9 | |
Standard error of the mean | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.18 | |
5th percentile | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | |
10th percentile | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | |
Median | 11.4 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.0 | |
90th percentile | 22.0 | 19.3 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 17.9 | |
95th percentile | 25.0 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 20.9 | |
Na/Cre ratio | ||||||
Mean | 12.2 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.1 | |
Standard error of the mean | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.25 | |
5th percentile | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | |
10th percentile | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | |
Median | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.2 | |
90th percentile | 20.2 | 21.4 | 23.7 | 22.7 | 22.9 | |
95th percentile | 25.4 | 26.4 | 29.5 | 26.8 | 27.5 | |
K/Cre ratio | ||||||
Mean | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | |
Standard error of the mean | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
5th percentile | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | |
10th percentile | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | |
Median | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | |
90th percentile | 9.6 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 11.1 | |
95th percentile | 11.3 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 13.6 | |
Bases (weighted): | ||||||
Men | 535 | 998 | 885 | 896 | 894 | |
Women | 594 | 1075 | 915 | 974 | 976 | |
All adults | 1129 | 2074 | 1800 | 1870 | 1869 | |
Bases (unweighted): | ||||||
Men | 508 | 921 | 793 | 846 | 821 | |
Women | 640 | 1165 | 1004 | 1026 | 1050 | |
All adults | 1148 | 2086 | 1797 | 1872 | 1871 |
Contact
Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot
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