Endocrinology Department, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Bogotá, Colombia.
Hospital de San José, Bogotá, Colombia.
Arch Osteoporos. 2020 May 11;15(1):71. doi: 10.1007/s11657-020-00740-5.
This study describes the median average intake of calcium in a population in Bogota, Colombia. Approximations on the possible reasons of low intake are listed.
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) published in 2017 the Calcium Map. It is a review of the calcium intake of 74 countries, placing Colombia in the bottom three countries of the world, with a daily calcium intake of 297 mg per day. The present study determined the actual median average calcium intake of a sample from Bogota and described it using sociodemographic variables.
In 2019, 450 anonymous volunteers who agreed to fill out the IOF Calcium Calculator survey were recruited. Measures of frequencies and percentage for qualitative variables were used, along with measures of central tendency with averages and dispersion for quantitative variables. Insufficient daily calcium intake was determined according to age, gender, and overall.
The median average intake was 726 mg/day. Population between 18 and 30 years old had the highest intake per day. There were no significant differences between genders: women had a median average calcium intake of 731 mg/day, and for men it was 717.5 mg/day. Intake was directly correlated with socioeconomic status.
Calcium intake in Colombia is low according to the age requirements and it is proportional to the socioeconomic status. Medical societies and national government should create policies in order to educate the general public and increase the intake of calcium based on diet.
本研究描述了哥伦比亚波哥大人群的钙平均摄入量中位数。列出了低摄入量的可能原因的估计。
国际骨质疏松基金会（IOF）于 2017 年发布了钙图。这是对 74 个国家的钙摄入量的综述，将哥伦比亚置于世界排名垫底的三个国家之列，日钙摄入量为 297mg。本研究确定了波哥大样本的实际平均钙摄入量中位数，并使用社会人口统计学变量对其进行了描述。
2019 年，招募了 450 名同意填写 IOF 钙计算器调查的匿名志愿者。使用定性变量的频率和百分比度量以及定量变量的中心趋势度量（平均值和离散度）来进行度量。根据年龄、性别和总体情况确定每日钙摄入量不足。
平均中位数摄入量为 726mg/天。18 至 30 岁人群的日摄入量最高。性别之间没有显著差异：女性的平均钙摄入量中位数为 731mg/天，男性为 717.5mg/天。摄入量与社会经济地位直接相关。
根据年龄要求，哥伦比亚的钙摄入量较低，且与社会经济地位成正比。医学协会和国家政府应制定政策，以便根据饮食教育公众并增加钙的摄入量。
