Table 5.
Descriptive statistics for difference scores of age of onset data and results of t-tests in completely and predominantly vegetarians with mental disorder
| Disorders | Ma Δ adoption vegetarian diet and onset of disorder, in years | SD | t (df) | Kolmogorov–Smirnov test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depressive Disorders |
5.56 |
13.78 |
3.23 (63)** |
1.09ns |
| Anxiety Disorders |
10.26 |
12.26 |
6.15 (53)*** |
1.31ns |
| Somatoform Disorders and Syndromes |
10.83 |
16.90 |
4.97 (59)*** |
0.84ns |
| Eating Disorders | −1.00 | 7.37 | −0.33 (5) ns | 0.43ns |
a positive values indicate that onset of mental disorder preceded adoption of the vegetarian diet.
* p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001 two-tailed.