Intake of Animal Protein and Dietary Sources in the Colombian Population: Results of the National Nutrition Survey (ENSIN-2015)
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the Colombian population (aged from 1 to 64 years, nonpregnant women) with estimates of the consumption of animal and vegetable protein, g/d for every 1000 kcal consumed (National Survey of Nutritional Situation in Colombia (ENSIN-2015)).
Variable
n
Animal protein
Vegetal protein (plants)
Mean (g/d)†
SE
Mean (g/d) †
SE
Overall
31135
19.4
0.2
13.9
0.2
Sex
Males
15265
18.8
0.4
14.0
0.3
Females
15870
19.9
0.2
13.7
0.1
Age group (y)
Preschool children (1–4)
6803
20.8
0.2
12.9
0.4
Schoolchildren (5–12)
6692
18.2
0.5
14.7
0.7
Adolescents (13–17)
7541
17.8
0.5
14.0
0.2
Young adults (18–26)
2147
18.6
0.3
13.6
0.2
Adults (27–49)
5332
20.2
0.4
13.7
0.2
Older adults (50–64)
2620
20.3
0.4
13.8
0.2
Height-for-age Z-score‡
<−2
1995
19.6
0.6
13.8
0.2
−2 to <−1
5451
19.3
0.3
13.9
0.2
−1 to 1
11040
19.3
0.3
13.9
13.9
>1 to 2
1037
20.0
0.5
13.7
13.7
>2
252
18.7
0.6
13.6
13.6
BMI-for-age Z-score‡
<−2
345
20.2
2.2
13.9
0.6
−2 to <−1
1723
19.2
0.6
14.0
0.2
−1 to 1
13004
19.3
0.2
13.9
0.2
>1 to 2
3507
19.7
0.3
13.8
0.2
>2
1177
19.8
0.5
13.7
0.3
Education of head
<5 (primary or less)
8674
18.5
0.2
13.7
0.2
5 to <11
10630
19.6
0.4
13.9
0.2
11 to <16
9969
19.7
0.3
13.9
0.2
≥16 (university)
1661
20.3
0.6
13.7
0.2
Wealth index, quintiles§
Q1
15631
17.6
0.3
13.7
0.5
Q2
7497
18.9
0.3
13.9
0.1
Q3
5162
20.3
0.3
14.0
0.1
Q4
2845
22.9
0.7
13.7
0.2
Food insecurity in the home
No
10664
19.6
0.4
14.0
0.3
Mild
11115
19.5
0.2
13.7
0.2
Moderate
5595
18.9
0.3
13.7
0.2
Severe
3750
18.8
0.4
14.0
0.3
Urbanicity
Big cities||
4454
20.4
0.7
14.6
0.5
Population from 100001 to 1000000
7411
19.5
0.3
13.8
0.1
Population from 0 to 100000
11502
19.4
0.3
13.4
0.1
Disperse population
7768
17.7
0.3
13.3
0.2
Country region
Central
7334
18.0
0.4
14.3
0.6
Atlantic (north)
5889
18.3
0.3
12.9
0.2
Oriental
5530
20.2
0.3
13.8
0.1
Pacific (west)
4137
18.5
0.4
14.2
0.2
Bogotá
2163
21.9
1.7
14.4
0.2
Amazonia-Orinoquia
6082
20.2
0.5
13.0
0.1
Based on 24-hour recall. †Energy-adjusted by the density method. Grams/day for every 1000 kcal consumed: 1 kcal/d = 4.18 kJ/d. ‡According to the WHO [25]. §The wealth index is a composite measure of a household’s cumulative living standard. The wealth index is calculated using easy-to-collect data on a household’s ownership of selected assets such as televisions and bicycles, materials used for housing construction, type of water supply, and sanitation facilities [21]. ||Bogotá, Barranquilla, Medellín, Cali, and Bucaramanga.
