Table 3.

DASS and POMS scores by diet group

	OMN		VEG		P
	Mean	± SE	Mean	± SE	value
	n = 78		n = 60		*
DASS-total1	17.51	1.88	8.32	0.88	0.000
DASS-D	4.81	0.69	1.67	0.28	0.000
DASS-A	4.31	0.53	1.53	0.24	0.000
DASS-S	8.40	0.92	5.12	0.52	0.024
POMS-total2	15.33	3.10	0.10	1.99	0.007
Tension-anxiety	6.04	3.83	3.83	0.40	0.031
Depression-dejection	8.99	0.80	4.36	4.10	0.000
Anger-hostility	7.08	6.72	4.28	0.55	0.010
Fatigue	7.59	0.66	5.03	0.47	0.021
Confusion	4.65	0.43	3.24	0.38	0.085
Vigor	19.15	0.71	20.61	0.71	0.133

* < 0.05 is significant.

1 DASS normative scores: D-5.55, A-3.56, S-9.27, total 18.38.

2 POMS normative scores, M-F: T 7.1-8.2, D 7.5-8.5, A 7.1-8.0, V 19.8-18.9, F 7.3-8.7, C 5.6-5.8, total 14.8-20.3.