Fig 1.
Flow chart of study population.
ELANS sample of the urban population.
Table 1.
Composition of the ten food groups related to NCDs.
Table 2.
Range of optimal consumption adopted for the major food groups.
Fig 2.
Overall consumption of the major food groups by country and socioeconomic level.
*Food Groups: food or beverages with demonstrated associations with NCDs. Nationally representative data from the urban population, 15–65 years old, obtained from the ELANS by the average of two non-consecutive 24-HR, ** SEL: socioeconomic level: H: High; M: Middle; L: Low. p values by Kruskal Wallis test: a low vs middle (p<0.05); b low vs high (p<0.05); c middle vs high (p<0.05)–all adjusted for multiple testing (using the Bonferroni error correction). d No statistical differences were found after comparisons between groups, adjusted for multiple testing.
Table 3.
Comparison of dietary intake of the ten major food groups in individuals residing in urban areas of Latin America, according to the country of living, gender and age.
Table 4.
Prevalence of optimal consumption of the ten major foods groups in individuals residing in urban areas of eight Latin American countries.
Table 5.
Comparison of dietary intake of the ten major foods groups (grams/day) in individuals residing in urban areas of Latin America, according to the country of living.
Data corresponds to consumers* only.