Table 1 Descriptive analysis (percentage or mean and 95% confidence interval) anthropometric and dietary intake of adolescents for each Latin America country
Variables | Argentina (n = 89) | Brazil (n = 128) | Chile (n = 68) | Colombia (n = 76) | Costa Rica (n = 70) | Ecuador (n = 63) | Peru (n = 95) | Venezuela (n = 82) | Overall (n = 671) |
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Age (years) b | 16.0 (15.8–16.1) | 15.9 (15.8–16.1) | 15.8 (15.6–16.0) | 16.0 (15.8–16.2) | 16.2 (16.0–16.4) | 15.9 (15.7–16.1) | 16.0 (15.8–16.1) | 15.8 (15.6–15.9) | 15.9 (15.8–16.0) |
Body weight (kg) b | 60.8 (58.7–62.8) | 63.2 (60.6–65.9) | 64.6 (61.8–67.9) | 56.5 (54.5–58.5) | 62.8 (59.3–66.1) | 57.8 (54.9–60.7) | 57.63 (55.6–59.7) | 60.8 (57.7–64.4) | 60.6 (59.6–61.7) |
Body height (cm) b | 166.9 (165.1–168.9) | 168.7 (167.1–170.2) | 166.5 (164.3–168.7) | 164.3 (162.6–165.9) | 164.1 (162.0–166.0) | 161.4 (159.4–163.6) | 159.9 (158.5–161.4) | 164.4 (162.5–166.2) | 164.8 (164.1–165.5) |
BMI (kg/m2) b | 21.8 (21.1–22.6) | 22.1 (21.4–23.1) | 23.3 (22.5–24.2) | 20.9 (20.3–21.5) | 23.3 (22.1–24.5) | 22.1 (21.2–23.1) | 22.5 (21.8–23.2) | 22.3 (21.4–23.2) | 22.3 (21.9–22.6) |
BMI categories a | |||||||||
Underweight | 10.1 (4.5–16.9) | 17.2 (10.9–24.2) | 4.4 (0.2–10.3) | 21.1 (11.8–31.6) | 17.1 (8.6–25.7) | 6.3 (1.6–12.7) | 6.5 (2.2–12.0) | 13.4 (6.1–20.7) | 12.4 (10.0–15.0) |
Eutrophic | 73.0 (64.0–82.0) | 53.1 (44.5–61.7) | 63.2 (51.5–73.5) | 67.1 (56.6–77.6) | 45.7 (34.3–58.6) | 71.4 (60.3–82.5) | 69.6 (59.8–78.3) | 57.3 (47.6–68.3) | 62.1 (58.4–66.2) |
Overweight | 10.1 (4.5–16.9) | 21.1 (14.1–28.1) | 25.0 (14.7–35.3) | 11.8 (5.3–19.7) | 20.0 (11.4–28.6) | 15.9 (7.9–25.4) | 18.5 (10.9–26.1) | 19.5 (12.2–29.2) | 17.8 (58.4–66.2) |
Obese | 6.7 (2.2–12.4) | 8.6 (3.9–13.3) | 7.4 (1.5–14.7) | 0 (0) | 17.1 (8.6–25.7) | 6.3 (1.6–12.7) | 5.4 (1.1–10.9) | 9.8 (3.7–17.1) | 7.6 (5.7–9.6) |
WC (cm) b | 74.7 (72.9–76.6) | 74.4 (72.3–76.6) | 78.6 (76.1–81.2) | 70.7 (69.1–72.7) | 80.4 (77.3–83.6) | 74.7 (72.7–76.9) | 75.6 (73.9–77.3) | 75.0 (72.5–77.7) | 75.3 (74.5–76.2) |
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Below threshold | 96.6 (92.1–99.8) | 93.8 (89.8–97.7) | 94.1 (88.2–98.5) | 98.7 (96.1–100.0) | 84.3 (75.7–92.9) | 95.2 (88.9–99.8) | 97.8 (94.6–100.0) | 96.3 (91.5–100.0) | 94.8 (93.1–96.4) |
Above threshold | 3.4 (0.1–7.9) | 6.2 (2.3–10.9) | 5.9 (1.5–11.8) | 1.3 (0.1–5.2) | 15.7 (8.6–24.3) | 4.8 (0.1–11.1) | 2.2 (0.1–5.4) | 3.7 (0.1–7.3) | 5.2 (3.7–7.0) |
Energy intake (kcal/day) b | 2415.4 (2296.3–2534.5) | 2058.2 (1934.3–2181.1) | 1835.9 (1716.3–1955.4) | 2351.9 (2211.8–2492.2) | 1919.9 (1797.1–2042.6) | 2194.6 (2075.7–2313.5) | 2136.0 (2041.6–2230.5) | 2093.0 (1959.2–2226.9) | 2129.9 (2084.6–2175.3) |
Protein (% TE) b | 15.4 (14.9–15.9) | 16.4 (15.8–16.9) | 14.6 (14.1–15.2) | 14.5 (13.9–15.0) | 13.7 (13.2–14.2) | 15.1 (14.5–15.7) | 13.9 (13.5–14.3) | 15.4 (14.9–15.8) | 15.0 (14.8–15.2) |
Carbohydrate (% TE) b | 52.7 (51.4–54.1) | 52.3 (51.4–53.3) | 55.2 (53.9–56.5) | 53.7 (52.6–54.8) | 57.3 (55.9–58.7) | 54.6 (53.5–55.6) | 63.8 (62.8–64.8) | 52.5 (51.0–53.9) | 55.2 (54.7–55.7) |
Added sugar (% TE) b | 17.9 (16.7–19.1) | 14.8 (13.8–15.8) | 13.1 (12.1–14.1) | 11.6 (10.7–12.5) | 15.9 (14.6–17.3) | 10.7 (9.7–11.6) | 14.3 (13.5–15.2) | 14.7 (13.7–15.6) | 14.3 (13.9–14.7) |
Total fat (% TE) b | 31.9 (30.8–32.9) | 31.3 (30.4–32.1) | 30.1 (28.9–31.3) | 31.8 (30.8–32.7) | 28.9 (27.7–30.1) | 30.2 (29.4–31.0) | 22.2 (21.4–23.1) | 32.1 (30.7–33.4) | 29.8 (29.4–30.2) |
Saturated fat (% TE) b | 11.5 (11.0–12.0) | 10.0 (9.6–10.4) | 11.2 (10.7–11.7) | 10.8 (10.4–11.2) | 8.9 (8.5–9.4) | 9.1 (8.7–9.4) | 6.4 (6.15–6.73) | 10.1 (9.7–10.6) | 9.7 (9.5–9.9) |
Saturated fat (>10% TE) a | 69.7 (60.7–78.7) | 51.6 (43.0–60.2) | 69.1 (58.8–80.9) | 64.5 (53.9–75.0) | 31.4 (20.0–41.4) | 36.5 (23.8–47.6) | 1.1 (0.0–3.2) | 53.7 (43.9–64.6) | 46.8 (42.9–50.8) |
Added sugar (>10% TE) a | 95.5 (91.0–98.9) | 76.6 (69.5–83.6) | 76.5 (66.2–85.3) | 64.5 (53.9–75.0) | 85.7 (75.8–92.9) | 47.6 (34.9–58.7) | 87.4 (80.0–93.7) | 84.1 (76.8–91.5) | 78.4 (75.1–81.7) |