Meal Pattern in the Colombian Population: Results of the National Nutrition Survey. ENSIN, 2015
Table 5
Prevalence (%), frequency/day (times per day), average kilocalories, and relative energy contribution (%) by type of meals made in the Colombian population (3 to 64 years, non-pregnant women). National Survey of Nutritional Situation in Colombia (ENSIN-2015).
Type of meals
3–4 y [3127]
5–12 y [6274]
13–17 y [7110]
18–64 y [9604]
Estimator (95% CI)
Total kilocalories/day
1699 (1543, 1854)
1822 (1626, 2018)
2304 (2210, 2398)
1993 (1948, 2038)
Before breakfast
Prevalence (%)†
24.0 (19.6, 29.1)
30.2 (25.4, 35.4)
22.3 (19.7, 25, 2)
24.0 (22.1, 26.2)
Frequency/day†
0.23 (0.18, 0.28)
0.27 (0.22, 0.31)
0.20 (0.17, 0.23)
0.22 (0.20, 0.24)
Energy (kilocalories)
215 (113, 318)
149 (131, 167)
132 (88, 175)
107 (89, 124)
Relative contribution (%)
3.6 (1.3, 5.9)
0.7 (0.3, 1.2)
1.1 (0.5, 1.8)
1.4 (1.2, 1.6)
Breakfast
Prevalence (%)
93.0 (89.6, 95.4)
95.7 (94.2, 96.7)
95.8 (94.3, 96.7)
96.1 (95.3, 96.8)
Frequency/day
0.93 (0.90, 0.97)
0.93 (0.90, 0.96)
0.96 (0.94, 0.98)
0.97 (0.95, 0.98)
Energy (kilocalories)
342 (292, 393)
447 (424, 470)
556 (525, 588)
491 (469, 514)
Relative contribution (%)
21.0 (18.8, 23.3)
25.1 (21.6, 28.6)
21.1 (19.9, 22.3)
22.8 (21.9, 23.6)
Mid-morning
Prevalence (%)
47.8 (0.43, 0.52)
46.6 (41.0, 52.2)
46.8 (43.8, 49.8)
46.7 (44.1, 49.4)
Frequency/day
0.37 (0.34, 0.41)
0.38 (0.33, 0.43)
0.39 (0.36, 0.41)
0.39 (0.37, 0.42)
Energy (kilocalories)
206 (162, 251)
285 (264, 306)
357 (312, 403)
239 (218, 261)
Relative contribution (%)
7.9 (5.1, 10.7)
6.2 (2.8, 9.6)
6.0 (4.2, 7.8)
4.3 (3.8, 4.7)
Lunch
Prevalence (%)
98.6 (97.6, 99.2)
98.8 (97.7, 99.4)
99.4 (99.0, 99.6)
98.0 (96.9, 98.8)
Frequency/day
1.0 (1.0, 1.0)
1.0 (0.98, 1.02)
1.03 (1.01, 1.04)
1.0 (1.0, 1.0)
Energy (kilocalories)
505 (412, 599)
607 (567, 646)
809 (749, 868)
727 (705, 748)
Relative contribution (%)
30.7 (26.2, 35.2)
34.2 (30.8, 37.6)
32.9 (31.0, 34.9)
35.6 (34.5, 36.7)
Mid-afternoon
Prevalence (%)
50.8 (46.5, 55.1)
54.5 (51.2, 57.8)
52.2 (49.1, 55.4)
50.2 (47.4, 0.53)
Frequency/day
0.41 (0.37, 0.45)
0.44 (0.39, 0.48)
0.42 (0.40, 0.45)
0.40 (0.38, 0.43)
Energy (kilocalories)
300 (268, 331)
299 (274, 324)
395 (348, 443)
299 (270, 327)
Relative contribution (%)
13.5 (10.7, 16.3)
7.5 (3.4, 11.7)
9.6 (6.8, 12.4)
8.1 (7.2, 9.0)
Dinner
Prevalence (%)
94.5 (90.7, 96.8)
95.5 (92.7, 97.3)
94.4 (92.1, 96.1)
94.6 (93.0, 95.9)
Frequency/day
0.95 (0.92, 0.96)
0.93 (0.91, 0.96)
0.95 (0.92, 0.97)
0.96 (0.94, 0.97)
Energy (kilocalories)
367 (319, 415)
457 (399, 515)
634 (576, 693)
576 (549, 603)
Relative contribution (%)
21.1 (19.5, 22.8)
24.7 (22.5, 26.9)
25.3 (23.6, 27.0)
25.4 (24.1, 26.7)
After dinner
Prevalence (%)
26.5 (20.6, 33.2)
25.2 (30.0, 31.2)
25.2 (21.1, 20.7)
25.1 (22.9, 27.4)
Frequency/day
0.20 (0.15, 0.25)
0.17 (0.13, 0.22)
0.18 (0.15, 0.21)
0.18 (0.16, 0.19)
Energy (kilocalories)
155 (134, 175)
206 (182, 230)
311 (240, 382)
260 (222, 297)
Relative contribution (%)
2.2 (1.3, 3.1)
1.5 (0.7, 2.4)
4.0 (1.2, 6.8)
2.4 (2.1, 2.9)
Based on 24-hour dietary recall. 1 kcal/d = 4.18 kJ/d; Based on usual intake, incorporating intra-subject variability [45]. †Based on FFQ.
