Table 5.
Summary of the meta-analyses of observational and intervention studies on the effect of vegetarian diets on blood pressure levels, compared to non-vegetarian diets.
| Vegetarian | VN | |
|---|---|---|
| Observational Studies (Syst/Diast mmHg) | ||
| Yokoyama, 2014 1 [96] | −6.9/−4.7 | |
| Benatar, 2018 [73] | −2.56/−1.33 total −5.87/−3.19 non-Asians −0.99/−0.33 Asians 2 |
|
| Intervention Studies (Syst/Diast mmHg) | ||
| Yokoyama, 2014 [96] | −4.8/−2.2 | |
| Viguiliouk, 2019 3 [85] | −0.1/0.53 2 | |
| Termannsen, 2022 1 [75] | −1.28/−0.54 2 | |
1 Versus non-vegetarian habitual or other specific diets. 2 Non-significant. 3 Diabetic subjects, versus other specific diets.