Table 1.
Baseline demographic and cardio-metabolic characteristics of all study participants in the two intervention groups (n = 73).
| Variables | Plant-based protein diet (n = 37) | Animal-based protein diet (n = 36) | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 44 ± 9.8 | 43.9 ± 9.8 | 0.65 | |
| Body weight (kg) | 81.45 ± 13.13 | 82.33 ± 12.42 | 0.77 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.23 ± 4.12 | 29.23 ± 3.41 | 0.99 | |
| WC (cm) | 99.31 ± 10.04 | 96.86 ± 9.42 | 0.29 | |
| Sex | 0.82 | |||
| Male | 17 (45.9) | 18 (50) | ||
| Female | 20 (54.1) | 18 (50) | ||
| Education | 0.31 | |||
| Diploma or lower | 7 (18.9) | 3 (8.3) | ||
| Higher than Diploma | 30 (81.1) | 33 (91.7) | ||
| Marital status | 0.11 | |||
| Single | 1 (2.8) | 4 (11.4) | ||
| Married | 35 (97.2) | 29 (82.9) | ||
| Divorced or widow | 0 | 2 (5.7) | ||
| SBP (mmHg) | 125.40 ± 15.68 | 129.26 ± 17.29 | 0.32 | |
| DBP (mmHg) | 85.35 ± 8.71 | 87.64 ± 11.32 | 0.33 | |
| FBG (mg/dL) | 104.62 ± 33.85 | 99.47 ± 23.21 | 0.45 | |
| TG (mg/dL) | 165.78 ± 41.12 | 180.16 ± 47.24 | 0.17 | |
| TC (mg/dL) | 198.35 ± 39.86 | 191.22 ± 33.15 | 0.41 | |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) | 112.54 ± 31.56 | 107.70 ± 28.03 | 0.49 | |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | 52.65 ± 9.88 | 47.49 ± 7.72 | 0.01 | |
| LDL-c/HDL-c ratio | 2.17 ± 0.63 | 2.30 ± 0.61 | 0.38 | |
| Adropin (pg/ml) | 65.61 ± 55.40 | 51.11 ± 21.43 | 0.15 | |
| Atherogenic index of plasma | 0.49 ± 0.13 | 0.57 ± 0.14 | 0.02 | |
aResulted from independent-samples t-test for quantitative variables and chi-square test (fisher’s exact test) for categorical variables.
Quantitative variables: mean ± SD. Qualitative variables: frequency (percentage).