Table 1
Loading factors (L) of foods in each pattern, Colombia, 2010.
| Pattern/Ítems | L |
|---|---|
| Fruit/Vegetable/Dairy | |
| Milk (liquid or powder) | 0.41 |
| Cheese, kumis, yogurt, cream cheese … | 0.41 |
| Raw vegetables | 0.46 |
| Cooked vegetables | 0.41 |
| Whole fruits | 0.43 |
| Fruits in juice | 0.53 |
| Bread, Arepa or Cookies | 0.25 |
| Whole-grain foods | 0.35 |
| Chicken | 0.25 |
| Black pudding or beef viscera | 0.17 |
| Low-calorie foods (light) | 0.25 |
| Tuna or sardines | 0.13 |
| Snack | |
| Packaged foods | 0.46 |
| Sweets | 0.40 |
| Soft drinks or soft drinks (powder, box, bottle) | 0.47 |
| Fast food | 0.42 |
| Butter, cream, butter | 0.11 |
| Sausages | 0.44 |
| Chicken giblets | 0.08 |
| Traditional/starch | |
| Panela, sugar, honey | 047 |
| Rice or pasta | 0.46 |
| Fried foods | 0.43 |
| Dry beans | 0.33 |
| Tubers or banana | 0.27 |
| Eggs | 0.33 |
| Beef, veal, pork … | 0.31 |
| Fish or seafood | –0.17 |
| Coffee or tea | 0.21 |
Table 2
Score (Z) of adherence for three patterns of food consumption in the adult population (18–64 years) according to the geodemographic unit. Colombia, 2010.
| Fruit/Vegetable/Dairy | Traditional/Starch | Snack | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antioquia | 3784595 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 0.24 |
| Atlántico | 1413864 | 0.09 | –0.48 | 0.07 |
| Bogotá. D.C. | 4770513 | 0.41 | –0.25 | 0.14 |
| Bolívar | 1132004 | 0.25 | –0.30 | 0.22 |
| Boyacá | 714063 | 0.06 | –0.05 | –0.16 |
| Caldas | 593766 | –0.10 | 0.58 | –0.09 |
| Caquetá | 242861 | –0.36 | 0.36 | –0.20 |
| Cauca | 749288 | –0.26 | 0.13 | –0.30 |
| Cesar | 533900 | 0.03 | –0.13 | 0.07 |
| Córdoba | 890482 | 0.14 | –0.12 | –0.10 |
| Cundinamarca | 1480268 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Chocó | 235469 | –0.30 | –0.20 | 0.23 |
| Huila | 615128 | –0.06 | 0.37 | –0.30 |
| La Guajira | 441303 | –0.10 | –0.40 | 0.22 |
| Magdalena | 644717 | 0.03 | –0.29 | 0.16 |
| Meta | 520921 | 0.11 | 0.06 | –0.16 |
| Nariño | 945959 | –0.13 | 0.26 | –0.27 |
| Norte de Santander | 746840 | –0.05 | 0.01 | –0.04 |
| Quindío | 335038 | –0.04 | 0.31 | –0.10 |
| Risaralda | 567792 | 0.10 | 0.45 | –0.15 |
| Santander | 1222400 | 0.07 | 0.20 | –0.14 |
| Sucre | 456276 | 0.17 | –0.32 | –0.05 |
| Tolima | 790829 | 0.04 | 0.07 | –0.20 |
| Valle del Cauca | 2739808 | 0.14 | 0.05 | –0.14 |
| Arauca | 126804 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Casanare | 188607 | –0.03 | 0.47 | –0.09 |
| Putumayo | 173221 | –0.43 | 0.37 | –0.36 |
| San Andrés. Providencia | 46315 | 0.11 | –0.87 | 0.76 |
| Amazonas | 36534 | –0.65 | –0.43 | –0.01 |
| Guainía | 19590 | –0.54 | –0.22 | –0.19 |
| Guaviare | 53412 | –0.01 | 0.36 | 0.06 |
| Vaupés | 20476 | –0.74 | –0.59 | 0.19 |
| Vichada | 31308 | –0.50 | 0.15 | –0.25 |
[i] a Based on factor analysis.
Table 3
Moran I Global Index for three patterns of food consumption in the geodemographic units of Colombia.
| Food Pattern | Moran Global Index (I)a | P Valueb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | |
| Fruit/Vegetable/Dairy | 0.50333 | 0.47200 | 0.45637 | 0.005 | 0.003 | 0.009 |
| Snack | 0.22949 | 0.24154 | 0.17337 | 0.072 | 0.044 | 0.087 |
| Traditional/Starch | 0.25074 | 0.28786 | 0.21834 | 0.062 | 0.047 | 0.084 |
[i] a Based on 33 geodemographic units.
b Based on ANOVA.

Figure 1
Cluster for the Fruit-Vegetable/Dairy Food Pattern: Food Transition. Colombia, 2010.

Figure 2
Cluster for the Traditional/Starch Food Pattern: Food Transition. Colombia, 2010.

Figure 3
Cluster for the Snack Food Pattern: Food Transition. Colombia, 2010.
