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. 2018 Dec 26;11(1):45. doi: 10.3390/nu11010045

Table 2.

Trends over time in daily total purchases and by NOVA food groups in Mexican households (ENIGH 1984–2016).

1984 1992 2000 2008 2016 Linear Trend Coefficient
(10-Year Increase)
Adjusted Linear Trend Coefficient a
(10-Year Increase)
Relative Change
(2016 vs. 1984)
Total expenditure b, MXN/AE/day 30.6 30.2 25.8 25.9 27.3 −1.06 * −2.79 * −10.78%
Total volume, g/AE/day 1228.2 1195.9 1259.0 1162.6 1132.3 −28.58 * −69.12 * −7.81%
Unprocessed or minimally processed foods c
 % consumers 99.5 99.5 99.0 98.9 98.9 −0.20 * −0.19 * −0.60%
 % expenditure 72.8 71.4 66.9 64.6 64.0 −3.08 * −2.07 * −12.09%
 % volume 78.7 75.8 71.8 68.0 67.3 −3.94 * −2.95 * −14.48%
Processed culinary ingredients d
 % consumers 70.0 64.4 62.3 49.7 46.4 −8.32 * −8.31 * −33.71%
 % expenditure 7.6 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.1 −0.97 * −0.72 * −59.21%
 % volume 5.9 5.1 4.8 3.6 3.3 −0.88 * −0.69 * −44.06%
Processed foods e
 % consumers 65.4 67.4 70.5 74.4 70.9 1.67 * 1.68 * 8.40%
 % expenditure 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.2 7.7 0.26 * 0.08 * 22.22%
 % volume 4.5 4.0 3.8 4.3 4.8 0.24 * 0.04 * 6.67%
Ultra-processed foods f
 % consumers 82.9 85.5 92.3 95.6 95.0 3.91 * 3.91 * 14.60%
 % expenditure 13.4 17.2 21.7 24.3 25.2 3.80 * 2.71 * 88.05%
 % volume 10.9 15.1 19.5 24.1 24.6 4.58 * 3.60 * 125.70%

a Adjusted by household size, household composition, head of household educational level, women’s occupation, household income, residence area and region. b Expenditure deflated by the national consumer price index (NCPI) of November 2016. c Includes corn tortillas; milk; red meat; cereals; fruits; poultry and game; beans; eggs; vegetables; corn; starchy vegetables; coffee and tea; and other unprocessed or minimally processed foods (dry peppers, lentils, chickpeas, nuts and almonds without salt and spices). d Includes oils and fats; sweeteners; and other processed culinary ingredients (salt, Mexican “mole” and vinegar). e Includes bread; cheeses; processed meat; and other processed foods (canned legumes, vegetables and fruits, salted nuts and seeds and Mexican cheeses). f Includes cookies, pastries and sweet bread; carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages; salty snacks; industrialized tortillas; and bread, candies and sweets; yoghurt and milk-based beverages; sausages and other ultra-processed meats; non-carbonated sugar sweetened beverages; and other ultra-processed foods (baby food products, ice cream, pizza, ultra-processed cheeses and dressings). * p < 0.05 for linear coefficient to test if there was any significant change for every 10 years.