Table 2.

Egg consumption (times/d) and serum ferritin levels (μg/l) among egg 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	Eggs (times/d) (n 12 702)					Serum ferritin (μg/l) (n 10 764)
		Mean	se	Difference	95 % CI	P	Mean	se	Difference	95 % CI	P
Total	12 702	0⋅76	0⋅01				39⋅0	0⋅49
Sex
Male	6521	0⋅76	0⋅01	Ref			42⋅0	0⋅64	Ref		Ref
Female	6181	0⋅75	0⋅01	−0⋅00	−0⋅04, 0⋅03	0⋅890	35⋅6	0⋅61	−6⋅38	−7⋅97, −4⋅78	<0⋅001
Age group (years)
Children (5–10)	4485	0⋅75	0⋅01	Ref		Ref	39⋅4	0⋅76	Ref		Ref
Adolescents (11–17)	8217	0⋅76	0⋅01	0⋅01	−0⋅02, 0⋅05	0⋅485	39⋅1	0⋅61	−0⋅39	−2⋅20, 1⋅42	0⋅665
Age (years)
5–8	3171	0⋅76	0⋅01	Ref		Ref	37⋅7	0⋅87	Ref		Ref
9–11	2036	0⋅74	0⋅02	−0⋅02	−0⋅07, 0⋅02	0⋅292	40⋅4	0⋅99	2⋅46	0⋅21, 4⋅71	0⋅033
12–15	4827	0⋅76	0⋅02	−0⋅00	−0⋅04, 0⋅04	0⋅930	36⋅9	0⋅74	−0⋅64	−2⋅84, 1⋅56	0⋅564
16–17	2668	0⋅78	0⋅02	0⋅02	−0⋅02, 0⋅07	0⋅323	45⋅6	1⋅12	7⋅64	4⋅73, 10⋅54	<0⋅0001
Stunted growth (H/A)
No	11 557	0⋅75	0⋅01	Ref		Ref	39⋅3	0⋅53	Ref		Ref
Yes (z < 2)	1140	0⋅74	0⋅04	−0⋅01	−0⋅10, 0⋅07	0⋅748	39⋅0	1⋅27	−1⋅03	−3⋅53, 1⋅4	0⋅412
Nutritional status (BMI)*
No	10 611	0⋅76	0⋅01	Ref		Ref	38⋅4	0⋅54	Ref		Ref
Overweight (≥25 kg/m2)	1629	0⋅71	0⋅02	−0⋅05	−0⋅09, −0⋅00	0⋅034	42⋅7	1⋅17	4⋅04	1⋅66, 6⋅44	0⋅001
Obese (≥30 kg/m2)	462	0⋅81	0⋅04	0⋅06	−0⋅03, 0⋅14	0⋅215	45⋅2	2⋅63	6⋅96	1⋅49, 12⋅42	0⋅013
Food insecurity†
No	3973	0⋅76	0⋅02	Ref		Ref	41⋅1	0⋅88	Ref		Ref
Mild	4513	0⋅78	0⋅01	0⋅02	−0⋅02, 0⋅06	0⋅352	37⋅9	0⋅68	−2⋅80	−4⋅97, −0⋅62	0⋅012
Moderate	2409	0⋅75	0⋅02	−0⋅02	−0⋅07, 0⋅04	0⋅504	39⋅7	0⋅99	−1⋅84	−4⋅26, 0⋅58	0⋅134
Severe	1807	0⋅68	0⋅03	−0⋅08	−0⋅14, −0⋅02	0⋅015	37⋅8	1⋅35	−3⋅53	−6⋅49, −0⋅56	0⋅020
Wealth index
Q1 – the poorest	2639	0⋅66	0⋅03	Ref		Ref	39⋅1	1⋅47	Ref		Ref
Q2	2693	0⋅69	0⋅02	0⋅03	−0⋅05, 0⋅10	0⋅465	37⋅8	0⋅92	−1⋅85	−4⋅89, 1⋅19	0⋅228
Q3	2665	0⋅77	0⋅02	0⋅11	0⋅03, 0⋅19	0⋅011	39⋅0	1⋅02	−0⋅15	−3⋅51, 3⋅20	0⋅926
Q4	2461	0⋅79	0⋅02	0⋅12	0⋅05, 0⋅20	0⋅001	39⋅4	0⋅93	0⋅21	−2⋅94, 3⋅35	0⋅897
Q5 – the richest	2244	0⋅81	0⋅02	0⋅15	0⋅07, 0⋅23	<0⋅0001	40⋅3	1⋅00	1⋅16	−2⋅16, 4⋅47	0⋅489
Ethnicity
Mestizo	10 268	0⋅76	0⋅01	Ref		Ref	39⋅7	0⋅54	Ref		Ref
Black/Afro-descendant	1269	0⋅68	0⋅08	−0⋅08	−0⋅25, 0⋅09	0⋅335	33⋅1	2⋅90	−6⋅36	−11⋅6, −1⋅07	0⋅019
Indigenous	1067	0⋅75	0⋅03	−0⋅01	−0⋅08, 0⋅05	0⋅662	38⋅6	1⋅44	−1⋅57	−4⋅39, 1⋅24	0⋅268
Area
Urban	9346	0⋅77	0⋅01	Ref		Ref	39⋅3	0⋅55	Ref
Rural	3356	0⋅72	0⋅02	−0⋅05	−0⋅10, 0⋅00	0⋅058	39⋅2	1⋅03	−0⋅02	−2⋅18, 2⋅13
Region
Central	3104	0⋅86	0⋅02	Ref		Ref	39⋅9	0⋅82	Ref		Ref
Atlantic	2250	0⋅57	0⋅02	−0⋅29	0⋅34, −0⋅24	<0⋅0001	35⋅4	1⋅09	−3⋅88	−6⋅52, −1⋅24	0⋅005
Eastern	2208	0⋅82	0⋅02	−0⋅03	−0⋅09, 0⋅02	0⋅248	43⋅8	1⋅27	4⋅00	1⋅01, 6⋅99	0⋅010
Pacific	1592	0⋅78	0⋅03	−0⋅08	−0⋅16, −0⋅07	0⋅032	35⋅7	0⋅97	−3⋅92	−6⋅36, −1⋅48	0⋅002
Bogotá	853	0⋅79	0⋅02	−0⋅07	−0⋅12, −0⋅02	0⋅013	45⋅1	1⋅41	6⋅27	3⋅00, 9⋅53	<0⋅0001
Amazon/Orinoquia	2695	0⋅78	0⋅02	−0⋅07	−0⋅13, −0⋅02	0⋅009	35⋅8	1⋅40	−3⋅50	−6⋅65, −0⋅34	0⋅031

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.