Table 1.

Red meat consumption (times/d) and serum ferritin levels (μg/l) among red meat consumers in a population between 5 and 17 years of age, Colombia, ENSIN-2015

(Mean values with their standard errors; differences and 95 % confidence intervals)

Variable	n	Red meat (times/d) (n 12 106)					Serum ferritin (μg/l) (n 10 260)
		Mean	se	Difference	95 % CI	P	Mean	se	Difference	95 % CI	P
Total	12 106	0⋅49	0⋅01				39⋅2	0⋅50		38⋅2, 40⋅3
Sex
Male	6206	0⋅49	0⋅01	Ref		Ref	42⋅1	0⋅66	Ref		Ref
Female	5900	0⋅49	0⋅01	−0⋅00	−0⋅03, 0⋅02	0⋅764	35⋅9	0⋅63	−6⋅25	−7⋅87, −4⋅63	<0⋅0001
Age group (years)
Children (5–10)	4176	0⋅48	0⋅01	Ref		Ref	39⋅4	0⋅76	Ref		Ref
Adolescents (11–17)	7930	0⋅50	0⋅01	0⋅02	−0⋅01, 0⋅05	0⋅149	39⋅1	0⋅61	−0⋅24	−2⋅10, 1⋅62	0⋅798
Age (years)
5–8	2948	0⋅49	0⋅02	Ref		Ref	37⋅7	0⋅87	Ref		Ref
9–11	1903	0⋅46	0⋅02	−0⋅03	−0⋅07, 0⋅00	0⋅066	40⋅4	0⋅99	2⋅66	0⋅29, 5⋅01	0⋅028
12–15	4626	0⋅50	0⋅01	0⋅01	−0⋅03, 0⋅04	0⋅664	36⋅9	0⋅74	−0⋅80	−3⋅05, 1⋅45	0⋅479
16–17	2629	0⋅52	0⋅01	0⋅03	−0⋅01, 0⋅07	0⋅131	45⋅6	1⋅12	7⋅87	4⋅89, 10⋅85	<0⋅0001
Stunted growth (H/A)
No	11 067	0⋅50	0⋅01	Ref		Ref	39⋅3	0⋅53	Ref		Ref
Yes (z < 2)	1035	0⋅44	0⋅02	−0⋅05	−0⋅10, −0⋅01	0⋅021	39⋅0	1⋅27	−0⋅27	−2⋅94, 2⋅40	0⋅839
Nutritional status (BMI)*
No	10 110	0⋅49	0⋅01	Ref		Ref	38⋅4	0⋅54	Ref		Ref
Overweight (≥25 kg/m2)	1546	0⋅48	0⋅02	−0⋅01	−0⋅04, 0⋅03	0⋅753	42⋅7	1⋅17	4⋅24	1⋅79, 6⋅70	0⋅001
Obese (≥30 kg/m2)	450	0⋅55	0⋅04	0⋅10	−0⋅02, 0⋅14	0⋅131	45⋅2	2⋅63	6⋅75	1⋅40, 12⋅10	0⋅014
Food insecurity†
No	3855	0⋅56	0⋅01	Ref		Ref	41⋅1	0⋅88	Ref		Ref
Mild	4355	0⋅50	0⋅01	−0⋅06	−0⋅10, −0⋅02	0⋅002	37⋅9	0⋅68	−3⋅23	−5⋅46, −1⋅01	0⋅005
Moderate	2260	0⋅44	0⋅02	−0⋅12	−0⋅17, −0⋅07	<0⋅0001	39⋅7	0⋅99	−1⋅43	−3⋅94, 1⋅08	0⋅259
Severe	1636	0⋅38	0⋅02	−0⋅18	−0⋅22, 0⋅14	<0⋅0001	37⋅8	1⋅35	−3⋅27	−6⋅46, −0⋅07	0⋅045
Wealth index
Q1 – the poorest	2393	0⋅46	0⋅03	Ref		Ref	39⋅1	1⋅47	Ref		Ref
Q2	2548	0⋅48	0⋅02	0⋅01	−0⋅04, 0⋅07	0⋅568	37⋅8	0⋅92	−1⋅34	−4⋅63, 1⋅94	0⋅417
Q3	2570	0⋅46	0⋅02	−0⋅00	−0⋅07, 0⋅06	0⋅984	39⋅0	1⋅02	−0⋅18	−3⋅74, 3⋅38	0⋅919
Q4	2384	0⋅48	0⋅01	0⋅02	−0⋅04, 0⋅08	0⋅547	39⋅4	0⋅93	0⋅29	−3⋅10, 3⋅69	0⋅864
Q5 – the richest	2211	0⋅55	0⋅02	0⋅08	0⋅02, 0⋅15	0⋅017	40⋅3	1⋅00	1⋅17	−2⋅35, 4⋅70	0⋅508
Ethnicity
Mestizo	9930	0⋅51	0⋅01	Ref		Ref	39⋅7	0⋅54	Ref
Black/Afro-descendant	1061	0⋅40	0⋅04	−0⋅11	−0⋅18, −0⋅04	0⋅003	33⋅1	2⋅90	−6⋅52	−12⋅43, −0⋅62	0⋅031
Indigenous	1022	0⋅38	0⋅02	−0⋅13	−0⋅17, −0⋅08	<0⋅0001	38⋅6	1⋅44	−1⋅06	−4⋅12, 2⋅00	0⋅492
Area
Urban	8896	0⋅48	0⋅01	0⋅03	−0⋅01, 0⋅07	0⋅187	39⋅3	0⋅55	Ref		Ref
Rural	3210	0⋅51	0⋅02	0⋅48	0⋅46, 0⋅50	<0⋅0001	39⋅2	1⋅03	−0⋅09	−2⋅35, 2⋅17	0⋅937
Region
Central	2961	0⋅63	0⋅03	Ref			39⋅9	0⋅82	Ref		Ref
Atlantic	2242	0⋅38	0⋅01	−0⋅25	−0⋅31, −0⋅19	<0⋅0001	35⋅4	1⋅09	−4⋅52	−7⋅25, −1⋅79	0⋅002
Eastern	2134	0⋅55	0⋅02	−0⋅08	−0⋅15, −0⋅01	0⋅032	43⋅8	1⋅27	3⋅92	0⋅90, 6⋅94	0⋅012
Pacific	1490	0⋅43	0⋅02	−0⋅20	−0⋅27, −0⋅13	<0⋅001	35⋅7	0⋅97	−4⋅17	−6⋅71, −1⋅62	0⋅002
Bogotá	833	0⋅47	0⋅02	−0⋅15	−0⋅22, −0⋅08	<0⋅001	45⋅1	1⋅41	5⋅25	1⋅98, 8⋅52	0⋅002
Amazon/Orinoquia	2446	0⋅46	0⋅02	−0⋅17	−0⋅24, −0⋅10	<0⋅001	35⋅8	1⋅40	−4⋅06	−7⋅31, −0⋅81	0⋅015

ENSIN-2015, Encuesta Nacional de la Situación Nutricional en Colombia-2015 (National Survey of the Nutritional Situation of Colombia-2015); Ref, reference; H/A, height for age; Q, quintile.

^*Based on BMI equivalents according to the International Obesity Task Force.

^†Based on the Latin American and Caribbean Food Security (ELCSA) Scale.