Research Article

Meal Pattern in the Colombian Population: Results of the National Nutrition Survey. ENSIN, 2015

Table 6

Places where the main meals are made in the Colombian population (3 to 64 years, non-pregnant women). National Survey of Nutritional Situation in Colombia (ENSIN-2015).

Type of food
Place where it takes place
3–4 y
[3127]
5–12 y
[6274]
13–17 y
[7110]
18–64 y
[9604]
Prevalence (95% CI)

Before breakfast
 Home96.0 (93.2, 97.6)93.9 (91.3, 95.7)94.6 (91.8, 96.5)93.0 (90.0, 95.2)

Breakfast
 Home87.2 (84.2, 89.7)85.8 (81.0, 89.5)87.1 (84.9, 88.9)87.6 (86.2, 88.9)
 College/School/University3.3(2.3, 4.9)3.5 (2.8, 4.4)3.3 (2.6, 4.0)3.0 (2.4, 3.7)
 Work7.1 (5.2, 9.5)8.7 (5.6, 13.1)7.2 (5.9, 8.9)7.0 (6.1, 8.2)
 Family home or friend1.0 (0.5, 1.9)0.8 (0.5, 1.3)0.7 (0.5, 1.1)0.8 (0.6, 1.2)
 Coffee shop0.0 (0.0, 0.0)0.1 (0.0, 0.5)0.3 (0.1, 0.7)0.3 (0.1, 0.6)
 On the street (street stall)0.5 (0.2, 1.4)0.2 (0.1, 0.4)0.3 (0.1, 7.4)0.5 (0.3, 0.8)
 Restaurant0.5 (0.2, 1.1)0.6 (0.3, 1.0)0.6 (0.3, 1.00.3 (0.2, 0.5)

Mid-morning
 Home42.2 (37.1, 47.5)41.1 (37.8, 44.6)44.7 (39.0, 50.6)41.9 (38.5, 45.3)
 College/School/University32.2 (27.3, 37.5)34.9 (30.0, 40.2)31.3 (27.1 35.8)29.5 (26.7, 32.4)
 Work21.1 (15.7, 27.8)17.6 (13.5, 22.7)18.9 (15.1, 23.4)22.3 (19.4, 25.5)
 On the street (street stall)1.6 (0.9, 2.7)0.9 (0.5, 1.7)1.4 (0.8, 2.4)1.7 (1.0, 2.7)
 Coffee shop1.1 (0.5, 2.4)1.4 (0.7, 2.5)1.5 (0.8, 2.8)1.2 (0.8, 1.9)
 Family home or friend0.6 (0.3, 1.3)2.3 (0.8, 6.8)0.6 (0.4, 1.0)0.9 (0.6, 1.4)

Lunch
 Home74.5 (70.3, 78.2)71.5 (65.4, 76.9)74.8 (72.3, 77.0)75.0 (72.6, 77.3)
 Work15.1 (11.7, 19.2)15.6 (10.3, 23.0)13.5 (11.5, 15.9)12.2 (10.7, 13.9)
 College/School/University5.9 (4.2, 8.1)7.2 (5.7, 9.0)6.1 (4.8, 7.7)6.0 (5.0, 7.3)
 Restaurant2.6 (1.7, 3.8)2.0 (1.5, 2.7)3.0 (2.2, 4.1)3.8 (2.4, 6.1)
 Family home or friend1.1 (0.7, 1.7)2.0 (1.0, 3.9)1.5 (1.0, 2.1)1.7 (1.3, 2.3)
 Institutional program0.5 (0.2, 1.0)0.6 (0.4, 1.1)0.6 (0.3, 1.4)0.6 (0.4, 0.9)

Mid-afternoon
 Home72.3 (67.4, 76.8)67.6 (63.1, 71.8)69.8 (66.6, 72.9)67.2 (64.2, 70.2)
 Work11.4 (8.2, 15.7)14.4 (10.3, 19.1)12.2 (9.8, 15.2)14.2 (11.9, 16.7)
 College/School/University11.0 (9.2, 13.2)11.1 (9.1, 13.6)11.8 (10.0, 14.0)12.2 (10.3, 14.4)
 On the street (street stall)2.4 (1.1, 5.3)2.0 (1.1, 3.3)1.2 (0.7, 1.8)1.7 (1.2, 2.5)
 Family home or friend0.6 (0.3, 1.2)1.7 (1.0, 3.0)2.4 (1.7, 3.3)1.5 (1.1, 2.3)
 Coffee shop1.0 (0.5, 2.0)0.9 (0.5, 1.5)1.2 (0.7, 2.0)1.8 (1.0, 3.3)

Dinner
 Home96.9 (95.8, 97.8)96.2 (94.7, 97.3)96.5 (95.8, 97.2)95.8 (94.8, 96.6)
 College/School/University0.2 (0.1, 0.6)0.5 (0.2, 1.3)0.4 (0.2, 0.7)0.7 (0.3, 1.6)
 Family home or friend0.7 (0.3, 1.4)1.2 (0.5, 3.1)0.7 (0.4, 1.0)1.0 (0.7, 1.5)
 Work1.5 (0.8, 2.7)1.3 (0.9, 2.0)1.9 (1.4, 2.6)1.6 (1.2, 2.2)

After dinner
 Home94.8 (92.6, 96.3)93.5 (91.2, 95.2)93.3 (90.9, 95.1)93.7 (91.3, 95.5)
 Work1.4 (0.5, 3.7)3.4 (1.8, 6.5)1.2 (0.6, 2.2)0.8 (0.4, 1.8)
 On the street (street stall)3.1 (1.7, 5.4)1.2 (0.7, 2.1)2.9 (1.7, 4.9)3.2 (1.8, 5.3)
 Family home or friend0.2 (0.0, 0.5)1.1 (0.5, 2.3)0.6 (0.3, 1.2)0.5 (0.3, 1.0)

Based on FFQ.