Number of meals/day and prevalence (95% CI) of overweight, obesity and central obesity in the Colombian population, 5–64 years old (non-pregnant women), Colombia, ENSIN, 2015
| (n1: n2: n3: n4: n5: n6)* Number of meals/day (Based on FFQ) | Children 5–17 years % (95% CI) | Adults 18–64 years % (95% CI) | ||||
| Overweight† | Obesity‡ | Central obesity§ | Overweight† | Obesity‡ | Central obesity§ | |
| Total | 18.5 (16.1 to 21.1) | 6.7 (5.2 to 8.5) | 4.0 (2.9 to 5.5) | 32.3 (30.0 to 34.6) | 13.1 (11.5 to 15.0) | 44.8 (42.3 to 47.3) |
| Three or fewer (1054: 1117: 1559: 1838: 1879: 1534) | 15.0 (11.7 to 19.0) (193) | 5.2 (3.3 to 8.1) (63) | 3.7 (2.5 to 5.4) (80) | 37.8 (33.2 to 42.6) (444) | 18.3 (14.9 to 22.2) (279) | 48.9 (44.3 to 53.5) (636) |
| Four (1440: 1533: 1862: 2069: 1941: 1599) | 20.8 (16.0 to 26.7) (244) | 7.3 (4.9 to 10.8) (93) | 4.0 (2.8 to 5.8) (76) | 36.8 (32.1 to 41.8) (487) | 12.3 (9.5 to 15.6) (207) | 49.1 (44.3 to 53.9) (619) |
| Five or more (4091: 4335: 3732: 3939: 3009: 2267) | 18.5 (16.1 to 21.2) (703) | 6.8 (5.1 to 9.0) (244) | 4.2 (2.7 to 6.4) (139) | 26.7 (23.8 to 29.8) (566) | 10.6 (8.3 to 13.4) (207) | 38.6 (34.6 to 42.7) (654) |
| P value for trend | 0.496 | 0.823 | 0.465 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Cochran-Armitage trend test, p value | 0.568 | 0.832 | 0.484 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
*n1: n2: for children 5–17 years old for overweight and obesity, respectively, n3: n4: for adults 18–64 years old for overweight and obesity, respectively, n5: n6: for central obesity for children and adults, respectively.
†In children based on Z-score for BMI for age (WHO),27 overweight between Z>1 and Z≤2. In adults based on BMI (kg/m2), between BMI≥25 and BMI<30.
‡In children based on Z-score for BMI for age (WHO),27 obesity Z>2. In adults based on BMI (kg/m2), BMI≥30.
§Based on International Diabetes Federation.28
BMI, body mass index; ENSIN, Encuesta Nacional de la Situación Nutricional; FFQ, Food Frequency Questionnaire.