Table 1.
EAT-Lancet index score and diet cost by sociodemographic characteristics
| Samplea | EAT-Lancet Index score | Emphasized intake score | Limited intake score | Energy intake (kcal) | Costb (MXN$) |
Cost residualsc (MXN$) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % [95%CI] | Mean (95%CI) | Mean (95%CI) | Mean (95%CI) | Mean (95%CI) | Mean (95%CI) | Mean (95%CI) | ||
| All | 14,242 | 19.9 (19.7,20) | 5.7 (5.6,5.9) | 14.1 (14,14.2) | 1833 (1801,1865) | 52.9 (51.6,54.3) | 52.9 (52.0,53.9) | ||
| Age groupsd | |||||||||
| Preschool | 2,626 | 7.8 [7.3,8.4] | 18.1 (17.9,18.4) | 4.6 (4.4,4.8) | 13.6 (13.4,13.8) | 1245 (1200,1289) | 37.6 (36.0,39.2) | 53.2 (52.3,54.1) | |
| School-aged children | 3,837 | 15.4 [14.6,16.3] | 18.9 (18.6,19.1) | 5.2 (5,5.3) | 13.7 (13.5,13.9) | 1721 (1676,1766) | 48.7 (47.0,50.4) | 51.7 (50.7,52.7) | |
| Adolescents | 3,281 | 15.7 [14.8,16.6] | 19.2 (18.9,19.4) | 5.3 (5.2,5.5) | 13.9 (13.7,14.1) | 2019 (1970,2069) | 57.6 (55.8,59.5) | 52.7 (51.3,54.0) | |
| Adults | 4,498 | 61.1 [59.7,62.5] | 20.5 (20.2,20.8) | 6.1 (6,6.3) | 14.4 (14.2,14.5) | 1889 (1840,1938) | 54.8 (52.8,56.8) | 53.3 (52.0,54.6) | |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Men | 6,759 | 49.1 [47.2,50.9] | 19.8 (19.5,20.0) | 5.7 (5.5,5.8) | 14.1 (13.9,14.2) | 2024 (1975,2073) | 57.0 (54.8,59.1) | 51.9 (50.3,53.5) | |
| Women | 7,483 | 50.9 [49.1,52.8] | 19.9 (19.7,20.2) | 5.8 (5.6,5.9) | 14.1 (14,14.3) | 1649 (1608,1690) | 49.1 (47.5,50.7) | 54.0 (53.0,54.9) | |
| Socioeconomic status | |||||||||
| Low | 6,109 | 33.1 [31.1,35.2] | 20.8 (20.6,21.1) | 6 (5.8,6.1) | 14.9 (14.7,15) | 1799 (1750,1847) | 45.1 (43.7,46.5) | 46 (45.2,46.9) | |
| Middle | 4,761 | 32.2 [30.4,34.1] | 19.7 (19.5,20) | 5.7 (5.5,5.8) | 14 (13.9,14.2) | 1791 (1745,1838) | 51.3 (49.7,53) | 52.4 (51.3,53.6) | |
| High | 3,372 | 34.6 [32.1,37.2] | 19.1 (18.7,19.4) | 5.6 (5.4,5.9) | 13.4 (13.2,13.7) | 1905 (1838,1972) | 61.9 (59,64.8) | 60 (58.1,61.9) | |
| Geographical region | |||||||||
| North | 3,318 | 19.6 [17.6,21.8] | 18.5 (18.2,18.8) | 5.1 (4.9,5.3) | 13.4 (13.2,13.6) | 1823 (1748,1898) | 54.4 (51.7,57.2) | 54.7 (53.1,56.3) | |
| Central | 5,011 | 31.7 [29.5,34.1] | 20.1 (19.7,20.4) | 5.9 (5.7,6.1) | 14.1 (14,14.3) | 1836 (1773,1898) | 53.3 (50.2,56.4) | 53.2 (51.1,55.3) | |
| Mexico City | 905 | 17.4 [15.3,19.7] | 19.1 (18.7,19.6) | 5.5 (5.2,5.8) | 13.6 (13.4,13.9) | 1829 (1743,1914) | 57.9 (54.7,61.2) | 58.0 (56.0,60.1) | |
| South | 5,008 | 31.2 [29.1,33.5] | 20.9 (20.5,21.3) | 6.1 (5.9,6.3) | 14.8 (14.6,15) | 1839 (1791,1887) | 48.9 (47.3,50.6) | 48.8 (47.5,50.1) | |
| Place of residence | |||||||||
| Urban | 8,248 | 73.9 [72.2,75.6] | 19.3 (19.1,19.6) | 5.6 (5.4,5.7) | 13.8 (13.6,13.9) | 1845 (1803,1887) | 55.7 (54.0,57.4) | 55.4 (54.3,56.5) | |
| Rural | 5,994 | 26.1 [24.4,27.8] | 21.3 (21.1,21.5) | 6.2 (6.1,6.4) | 15.1 (14.9,15.2) | 1799 (1759,1838) | 45.1 (43.8,46.4) | 46.0 (45.0,46.9) | |
| Survey | |||||||||
| 2012 | 10,062 | 52.1 [49.4,54.8] | 19.9 (19.7,20.1) | 5.7 (5.6,5.8) | 14.2 (14.1,14.3) | 1883 (1850,1915) | 51.8 (50.7,52.9) | 50.5 (49.8,51.2) | |
| 2016 | 4,180 | 47.9 [45.2,50.6] | 19.8 (19.5,20.2) | 5.8 (5.6,6) | 14.0 (13.8,14.2) | 1779 (1721,1838) | 54.2 (51.7,56.7) | 55.6 (54.0,57.3) | |
Data are from the Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición de Medio Camino 2016 (Ensanut 2016), and the Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2012
aValues are unweighted sample size, weighted percentages and 95% confidence interval
bExchange rate (July 2024): $1 USD = $17.95 MXN
cCalculated cost residuals adjusted by energy intake, centered at the mean cost
dSchool-aged children: 5 to 11 years; adolescents: 12 to 19 years; adults: ≥ 20 years