This study is aim to determine the sodium intake in Ecuadorian population that is an unknown information at present. For that, 24h urine samples will be collected from 130 subjects working either at tue USFQ or HDLV to measure sodium excretion.

Inclusion Criteria:

• None

Exclusion Criteria:

• unable to provide informed consent
• unable to provide 24-hr urine excretion sample
• those with a known history of heart or kidney failure, stroke, and liver disease
• those using diuretics, multivitamins, NSADs, or prostaglandins during the last two weeks
• pregnant women

Will be enrolled a sample of 178 adults aged 25 to 64 years. The research team, who have faculty appointments in USFQ, supervised the collection of the urine samples. We invited a broad spectrum of employees (which included health care workers, professors, and custodial staff) from both institutions to participate in the study.