Table 1.
Distribution of anthropometric indicators and nutrient intake.*
| Group/IndicatorNutrient | VEG n = 65 | SVEG n = 30 | OMN N = 41 | P value |
| Age (y) | 34.74 ± 8.92 | 36.07 ± 9.93 | 33.90 ± 10.56 | 0.65 |
| Weight (kg) | 65.61 ± 13.51 | 71.14 ± 13.77 | 67.01 ± 12.66 | 0.17 |
| Height (cm) | 163.81 ± 9.73 | 165.65 ± 9.72 | 163.09 ± 9.05 | 0.54 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.47 ± 4.66 | 25.86 ± 19.34 | 25.13 ± 3.85 | 0.34 |
| Triceps‐skinfold (mm) | 23.31 ± 9.84 | 25.97 ± 7.05 | 23.20 ± 9.26 | 0.36 |
| Abdominal‐skinfold (mm) | 27.48 ± 12.28 | 30.2 ± 9.54 | 25.22 ± 9.20 | 0.16 |
| Waist (cm) | 81.45 ± 13.32 | 83.77 ± 11.42 | 81.22 ± 11.93 | 0.65 |
| Hip (cm) | 98.72 ± 9.46 | 102.93 ± 7.66 | 98.03 ± 11.82 | 0.09 |
| Energy (kcalories) | 1,472.1 ± 652* | 1,592.9 ± 613 | 1,810.45 ± 768 † | * † p = 0.048 |
| Proteins (% kcal) | 12.40 * | 17.06 † | 16.19 † | * † p < 0.001 |
| Carbohydrate (% kcal) | 63.57 * | 57.80 | 52.60 † | * † p < 0.000 |
| Fat (% kcal) | 24.01 * | 25.13 | 31.20 † | * † p = 0.004 |
| Saturated fat (% kcal) | 11.33 * | 13.15 † | 21.60 ‡ | * † p = 0.003 |
| * ‡ p < 0.001 | ||||
| Polyunsaturated fat (% kcal) | 4.65 | 5.15 | 5.13 | 0.912 |
| Monounsaturated fat (% kcal) | 7.66 | 5.81* | 10.3 † | * † p = 0.040 |
| P ∶ S ratio | 0.63 ± 0.81 * | 0.43 ± 0,36 † | 0.32 ± 0.40 ‡ | * † p = 0.018 |
| * ‡ p = 0.008 | ||||
| Cholesterol (mg) | 67.81 ± 82.81* | 131.34 ± 84.66 † | 253.17 ± 193.6 ‡ | * ‡ p < 0.001 |
| † ‡ p = 0.001 | ||||
| Calcium (mg) | 644.21 ± 367 | 619.21 ± 307 | 687.61 ± 435 | 0.735 |
| Iron (mg) | 11.54 ± 6.93 | 11.14 ± 5.05 | 13.59 ± 9.29 | 0.283 |
| Zinc (mg) | 4.0 ± 3.82 * | 4.9 ± 3.72 † | 9.18 ± 6.43 ‡ | * ‡ p < 0.001 |
| † ‡ p = 0.001 | ||||
| Vitamin C (mg) | 143.86 ± 103 | 108.16 ± 97.4 | 115.67 ± 135 | 0.263 |
*
Means are shown ± standard deviation. Means with different signs are different from each other; p<0.05 (Scheffe's test for ANOVA)
NS = not significant; VEG = vegetarians; SVEG = semi‐vegetarians; OMN = omnivorous.