Table 3.
Healthy and unhealthy eating markers consumption of pregnant women followed up in Primary Health Care in the Federal District, 2019–2021.
| Characteristics | All Pregnant Women (n = 226) |
Pregnant Women Who Consume All Meals Prepared at Home (n = 172) |
Pregnant Women Who Do Not Consume All Meals Prepared at Home (n = 54) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | CI95% | % | CI95% | % | CI95% | |
| Healthy eating markers | ||||||
| Rice, pasta, polenta, couscous or corn | 95.13 | 91.40–97.29 | 95.32 | 90.88–97.65 | 94.33 | 83.48–98.21 |
| Potato, cassava or yam | 38.05 | 31.92–44.58 | 40.35 | 33.21–47.92 | 30.18 | 19.17–44.07 |
| Beans, peas, lentils or chickpeas | 73.00 | 66.81–78.42 | 73.10 | 65.90–79.25 | 71.69 | 57.87–82.36 |
| Beef, pork, chicken or fish | 89.38 | 84.61–92.79 | 88.89 | 83.18–92.82 | 90.56 | 78.89–96.10 |
| Fried, boiled or scrambled egg | 25.66 | 20.36–31.79 | 27.49 | 21.27–34.70 | 16.98 | 8.93–29.88 |
| Kale, broccoli, watercress or other dark green leafy vegetables | 19.46 | 14.79–25.18 | 20.47 | 15.04–27.22 | 13.20 | 6.31–25.56 |
| Lettuce, Swiss chard, cabbage or other light green leafy vegetables | 37.16 | 31.08–43.68 | 40.35 | 33.21–47.92 | 26.41 | 16.11–40.14 |
| Pumpkin, carrots, sweet potatoes or okra/caruru | 34.95 | 28.98–41.43 | 38.60 | 31.55–46.15 | 20.75 | 11.71–34.07 |
| Tomato, cucumber, zucchini, eggplant or any other vegetable | 55.30 | 48.73–61.70 | 53.80 | 46.24–61.18 | 58.49 | 44.60–71.14 |
| Papaya, mango, yellow melon or pequi | 28.31 | 22.79–34.57 | 29.82 | 23.40–37.15 | 24.52 | 14.62–38.14 |
| Orange, banana, apple, pineapple or any other fruit | 60.17 | 53.62–66.38 | 61.99 | 54.43–68.99 | 52.83 | 39.20–66.04 |
| Milk | 58.84 | 52.28–65.11 | 61.99 | 54.43–68.99 | 50.94 | 37.43–64.31 |
| Any kind of cheese | 34.51 | 28.57–40.98 | 31.58 | 25.01–38.97 | 41.50 | 28.85–55.39 |
| Unhealthy food markers | ||||||
| Soft drinks | 29.64 | 24.02–35.95 | 25.15 | 19.17–32.23 | 45.28 | 32.23–59.01 |
| Bottled or canned juice, fruit drink prepared from powdered mix | 22.56 | 17.55–28.50 | 22.80 | 17.09–29.74 | 20.75 | 11.71–34.07 |
| Chocolate drink or flavored yogurt | 23.89 | 18.75–29.91 | 21.63 | 16.06–28.48 | 28.30 | 17.63–42.12 |
| Salty snacks or crackers/cookies | 21.68 | 16.76–27.56 | 22.22 | 16.57–29.11 | 20.75 | 11.71–34.07 |
| Sweet snacks or cookies or processed cake/cupcake | 21.23 | 16.36–27.08 | 19.89 | 14.53–26.59 | 26.41 | 16.11–40.14 |
| Ice cream, chocolate, gelatin, flan or other industrialized dessert | 22.12 | 17.16–28.03 | 20.47 | 15.04–27.22 | 28.30 | 17.63–42.12 |
| Sausage, Bologna, salami or ham | 26.66 | 21.27–32.86 | 24.70 | 18.76–31.79 | 32.07 | 20.73–46.01 |
| Buns, rolls or any type of packaged breads | 25.22 | 19.96–31.32 | 24.56 | 18.65–31.61 | 28.30 | 17.63–42.12 |
| Margarine, mayonnaise, ketchup or other industrialized sauces | 49.11 | 42.61–55.64 | 46.20 | 38.81–53.75 | 58.49 | 44.60–71.14 |
| Instant noodles, packet soup, frozen lasagna or other frozen ready-to-eat dishes | 7.07 | 4.37–11.26 | 7.60 | 4.44–12.69 | 5.66 | 1.78–16.51 |
Legend: CI95% = Confidence Interval 95%; n = 226.