Table 1.
Average and distribution in quintiles of the percentage of energy from the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) in the total energy of the diet, according to the socio-demographic characteristics of those attending a Brazilian health promotion service. Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil (2013–2014)
| Variables | n | % | % UPF consumption | Percent quintiles of UPF energetic contribution/total dietary energy* | P value† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Sex‡stratified by age range | |||||||||
| Women | |||||||||
| Adults (20–59 years) | 1745 | 51·8 | 29·4 | 15·7 | 18·6 | 21·4 | 21·9 | 22·4 | |
| Elderly (≥ 60 years) | 1224 | 42·2 | 26·4 | 22·4 | 21·9 | 18·9 | 18·6 | 18·1 | |
| Total | 2969 | 88·1 | 28·2 | 18·5 | 19·9 | 20·4 | 20·5 | 20·6 | <0·001 |
| Men | |||||||||
| Adults (20–59 years) | 158 | 39·2 | 27·5 | 24·7 | 16·5 | 17·7 | 20·2 | 20·9 | |
| Elderly (≥ 60 years) | 245 | 60·8 | 21·5 | 35·5 | 22·9 | 16·7 | 13·1 | 11·8 | |
| Total | 403 | 11·9 | 23·9 | 31·3 | 20·3 | 17·1 | 15·9 | 15·4 | |
| Marital status‡ | |||||||||
| Married/stable relationship | 2078 | 61·7 | 27·5 | 20·6 | 19·9 | 19·6 | 20·5 | 19·3 | |
| Separated/divorced | 280 | 8·3 | 28·8 | 19·3 | 17·9 | 18·2 | 19·3 | 25·4 | 0·89 |
| Not married | 477 | 14·15 | 29·3 | 19·1 | 17·2 | 18·7 | 21·8 | 23·3 | |
| Widower | 536 | 15·9 | 26·3 | 18·9 | 23·9 | 23·7 | 16·6 | 16·9 | |
| Age range‡ | |||||||||
| Adults (20–59 years) | 1903 | 56·4 | 29·3 | 16·4 | 18·4 | 21·1 | 21·8 | 22·3 | <0·001 |
| Elderly (≥ 60 years) | 1469 | 43·6 | 25·6 | 24·6 | 22·1 | 18·6 | 17·7 | 17·0 | |
| Education‡ | |||||||||
| < 8 years | 1686 | 50 | 25·6 | 24·4 | 21·3 | 19·3 | 18·6 | 16·4 | <0·001 |
| ≥ 8 years | 1686 | 50 | 29·7 | 15·6 | 18·7 | 20·7 | 21·4 | 23·6 | |
| Per capita income (tertiles)‡ | |||||||||
| 1 (US$0–US$205·8) | 1068 | 34·5 | 27·1 | 21·7 | 20·3 | 20·1 | 20·6 | 17·3 | |
| 2 (US$208·2–US$370·4) | 1006 | 32·7 | 27·2 | 21·4 | 19·4 | 19·5 | 19·8 | 19·9 | <0·001 |
| 3 (US$372·02–US$6790·1) | 1003 | 32·6 | 28·9 | 15·7 | 19·8 | 22·1 | 20·4 | 22·0 | |
*
Percentage of total energy consumption originated from UPF: average (amplitude): Q1 = 8·4 % (0 to 14·4); Q2 = 18·5 % (14·4 to 22·6); Q3 = 26·4 % (22·6 to 30·4); Q4 = 34·9 % (30·4 to 40·6); Q5 = 50·2 % (40·6 to 85·7).
†
P value <0·05 for linear trend test.
‡
They presented a significant difference with percentage of UPF consumption.