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Food Changes and Geography: Dietary Transition in Colombia

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|Mar 2019

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Loading factors (L) of foods in each pattern, Colombia, 2010.

Pattern/ÍtemsL
Fruit/Vegetable/Dairy
Milk (liquid or powder)0.41
Cheese, kumis, yogurt, cream cheese …0.41
Raw vegetables0.46
Cooked vegetables0.41
Whole fruits0.43
Fruits in juice0.53
Bread, Arepa or Cookies0.25
Whole-grain foods0.35
Chicken0.25
Black pudding or beef viscera0.17
Low-calorie foods (light)0.25
Tuna or sardines0.13
Snack
Packaged foods0.46
Sweets0.40
Soft drinks or soft drinks (powder, box, bottle)0.47
Fast food0.42
Butter, cream, butter0.11
Sausages0.44
Chicken giblets0.08
Traditional/starch
Panela, sugar, honey047
Rice or pasta0.46
Fried foods0.43
Dry beans0.33
Tubers or banana0.27
Eggs0.33
Beef, veal, pork …0.31
Fish or seafood–0.17
Coffee or tea0.21
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/DairyTraditional/StarchSnack
Antioquia37845950.020.280.24
Atlántico14138640.09–0.480.07
Bogotá. D.C.47705130.41–0.250.14
Bolívar11320040.25–0.300.22
Boyacá7140630.06–0.05–0.16
Caldas593766–0.100.58–0.09
Caquetá242861–0.360.36–0.20
Cauca749288–0.260.13–0.30
Cesar5339000.03–0.130.07
Córdoba8904820.14–0.12–0.10
Cundinamarca14802680.180.070.03
Chocó235469–0.30–0.200.23
Huila615128–0.060.37–0.30
La Guajira441303–0.10–0.400.22
Magdalena6447170.03–0.290.16
Meta5209210.110.06–0.16
Nariño945959–0.130.26–0.27
Norte de Santander746840–0.050.01–0.04
Quindío335038–0.040.31–0.10
Risaralda5677920.100.45–0.15
Santander12224000.070.20–0.14
Sucre4562760.17–0.32–0.05
Tolima7908290.040.07–0.20
Valle del Cauca27398080.140.05–0.14
Arauca1268040.120.040.02
Casanare188607–0.030.47–0.09
Putumayo173221–0.430.37–0.36
San Andrés. Providencia463150.11–0.870.76
Amazonas36534–0.65–0.43–0.01
Guainía19590–0.54–0.22–0.19
Guaviare53412–0.010.360.06
Vaupés20476–0.74–0.590.19
Vichada31308–0.500.15–0.25

[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 PatternMoran Global Index (I)aP Valueb
TotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemales
Fruit/Vegetable/Dairy0.503330.472000.456370.0050.0030.009
Snack0.229490.241540.173370.0720.0440.087
Traditional/Starch0.250740.287860.218340.0620.0470.084

[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.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.1643 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Published on: Mar 5, 2019
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2019 Doris Cristina Quintero-Lesmes, Oscar F. Herran, published by Ubiquity Press
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