Table 3.
Dietary behaviors of the diet-COVID-19 survey respondents in Colombia by regions.
| National | Atlántica | Bogotá | Central | Oriental | Orinoquía and Amazonas | Pacífica | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 2,745 (%) | N = 262 (%) | N = 1,374 (%) | N = 272 (%) | N = 476 (%) | N = 91 (%) | N = 270 (%) | ||
| Snacking | 0.011 | |||||||
| As before | 835 (30.4) | 82 (31.3) | 412 (30) | 97 (35.7) | 154 (32.4) | 20 (22) | 70 (25.9) | |
| Lower | 593 (21.6) | 62 (23.7) | 299 (21.8) | 69 (25.4) | 90 (18.9) | 14 (15.4) | 59 (21.9) | |
| Higher | 1,317 (48) | 118 (45) | 663 (48.3) | 106 (39) | 232 (48.7) | 57 (62.6) | 141 (52.2) | |
| Fast food | 0.005 | |||||||
| As before | 1,238 (45.1) | 106 (40.5) | 621 (45.2) | 134 (49.3) | 226 (47.5) | 31 (34.1) | 120 (44.4) | |
| Lower | 929 (33.8) | 95 (36.3) | 471 (34.3) | 89 (32.7) | 166 (34.9) | 27 (29.7) | 81 (30) | |
| Higher | 578 (21.1) | 61 (23.3) | 282 (20.5) | 49 (18) | 84 (17.6) | 33 (36.3) | 69 (25.6) | |
| Eat more | 0.275 | |||||||
| As before | 967 (35.2) | 101 (38.5) | 474 (34.5) | 108 (39.7) | 165 (34.7) | 30 (33) | 89 (33) | |
| Lower | 544 (19.8) | 43 (16.4) | 287 (20.9) | 61 (22.4) | 87 (18.3) | 16 (17.6) | 50 (18.5) | |
| Higher | 1,234 (45) | 118 (45) | 613 (44.6) | 103 (37.9) | 224 (47.1) | 45 (49.5) | 131 (48.5) | |
| Physical activity | 0.001 | |||||||
| Never | 307 (11.2) | 49 (18.7) | 126 (9.2) | 32 (11.8) | 55 (11.6) | 15 (16.5) | 60 (22.2) | |
| As before | 499 (18.2) | 48 (18.3) | 246 (17.9) | 52 (19.1) | 78 (16.4) | 14 (15.4) | 68 (25.2) | |
| Lower | 1,317 (48) | 124 (47.3) | 672 (48.9) | 127 (46.7) | 235 (49.4) | 17 (18.7) | 28 (10.4) | |
| Higher | 622 (22.7) | 41 (15.6) | 330 (24) | 61 (22.4) | 108 (22.7) | 45 (49.5) | 114 (42.2) | |
| Weight gain | 0.003 | |||||||
| No | 1,036 (37.7) | 89 (34) | 539 (39.2) | 113 (41.5) | 174 (36.6) | 22 (24.2) | 99 (36.7) | |
| Yes | 613 (22.3) | 76 (29) | 295 (21.5) | 42 (15.4) | 117 (24.6) | 29 (31.9) | 54 (20) | |
| Unknown | 1,096 (39.9) | 97 (37) | 540 (39.3) | 117 (43) | 185 (38.9) | 40 (44) | 117 (43.3) | |
| Meals out of homeb | 0.032 | |||||||
| Never | 368 (13.4) | 36 (13.7) | 161 (11.7) | 46 (16.9) | 84 (17.6) | 9 (9.9) | 32 (11.9) | |
| 1 | 513 (18.7) | 48 (18.3) | 280 (20.4) | 37 (13.6) | 83 (17.4) | 13 (14.3) | 52 (19.3) | |
| 2 | 471 (17.2) | 44 (16.8) | 246 (17.9) | 40 (14.7) | 75 (15.8) | 22 (24.2) | 44 (16.3) | |
| 3 | 1,393 (50.7) | 134 (51.1) | 687 (50) | 149 (54.8) | 234 (49.2) | 47 (51.6) | 142 (52.6) | |
| Alcohol intake | 0.001 | |||||||
| Never | 1,445 (52.6) | 151 (57.6) | 694 (50.5) | 133 (48.9) | 265 (55.7) | 45 (49.5) | 157 (58.1) | |
| As before | 607 (22.1) | 44 (16.8) | 336 (24.5) | 68 (25) | 97 (20.4) | 16 (17.6) | 46 (17) | |
| Lower | 498 (18.1) | 48 (18.3) | 238 (17.3) | 41 (15.1) | 94 (19.7) | 25 (27.5) | 52 (19.3) | |
| Higher | 195 (7.1) | 19 (7.3) | 106 (7.7) | 30 (11) | 20 (4.2) | 5 (5.5) | 15 (5.6) | |
| Water intake | <0.001 | |||||||
| As before | 1,043 (38) | 94 (35.9) | 544 (39.6) | 116 (42.6) | 185 (38.9) | 27 (29.7) | 77 (28.5) | |
| Lower | 707 (25.8) | 34 (13) | 400 (29.1) | 64 (23.5) | 127 (26.7) | 26 (28.6) | 56 (20.7) | |
| Higher | 995 (36.2) | 134 (51.1) | 430 (31.3) | 92 (33.8) | 164 (34.5) | 38 (41.8) | 137 (50.7) | |
| Hygiene measures | 0.068 | |||||||
| As before | 466 (17) | 31 (11.8) | 239 (17.4) | 47 (17.3) | 94 (19.7) | 18 (19.8) | 37 (13.7) | |
| Higher | 2,279 (83) | 231 (88.2) | 1,135 (82.6) | 225 (82.7) | 382 (80.3) | 73 (80.2) | 233 (86.3) | |
| Perishable foods | 0.309 | |||||||
| As before | 1,033 (37.6) | 108 (41.2) | 509 (37) | 102 (37.5) | 183 (38.4) | 30 (33) | 101 (37.4) | |
| Lower | 334 (12.2) | 24 (9.2) | 153 (11.1) | 38 (14) | 64 (13.4) | 17 (18.7) | 38 (14.1) | |
| Higher | 1,378 (50.2) | 130 (49.6) | 712 (51.8) | 132 (48.5) | 229 (48.1) | 44 (48.4) | 131 (48.5) | |
| Expenditure on food | 0.010 | |||||||
| As Before | 544 (19.8) | 65 (24.8) | 273 (19.9) | 59 (21.7) | 89 (18.7) | 14 (15.4) | 44 (16.3) | |
| Lower | 251 (9.2) | 11 (4.2) | 148 (10.8) | 28 (10.3) | 38 (8) | 7 (7.7) | 19 (7) | |
| Higher | 1,950 (71.0) | 186 (71) | 953 (69.4) | 185 (68) | 349 (73.3) | 70 (76.9) | 207 (76.7) | |
| Difficult to find food | <0.001 | |||||||
| No | 1,831 (66.7) | 168 (64.1) | 968 (70.5) | 182 (66.9) | 300 (63) | 43 (47.3) | 170 (63) | |
| Yes | 914 (33.3) | 94 (35.9) | 406 (29.5) | 90 (33.1) | 176 (37) | 48 (52.7) | 100 (37) | |
| Frequency of home-cooking | 0.001 | |||||||
| Not before, but now | 196 (7.1) | 20 (7.63) | 104 (7.57) | 17 (6.25) | 31 (6.51) | 5 (5.49) | 19 (7.04) | |
| Never | 158 (5.8) | 14 (5.34) | 79 (5.75) | 19 (6.99) | 29 (6.09) | 1 (1.10) | 16 (5.93) | |
| As before | 640 (23.3) | 88 (33.6) | 285 (20.7) | 70 (25.7) | 115 (24.2) | 17 (18.7) | 65 (24.1) | |
| Lower | 124 (4.5) | 26 (9.92) | 39 (2.84) | 20 (7.35) | 19 (3.99) | 9 (9.89) | 11 (4.07) | |
| Higher | 1,627 (59.3) | 114 (43.5) | 867 (63.1) | 146 (53.7) | 282 (59.2) | 59 (64.8) | 159 (58.9) |
a
Differences between groups were evaluated by chi-squared-test.
b
Number of meals out of home before the quarantine.