Table 1.
Participant characteristics by diet group (vegetarian, VEG; omnivorous, OMN) 1.
| VEG | OMN | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | Male (14) | Female (13) | Male (26) | Female (17) | |
| Age, year | 36.1 ± 10.2 | 36.7 ± 7.7 | 38.0 ± 10.0 | 37.1 ± 8.7 | 0.608 |
| Body mass, kg | 73.3 ± 14.8 | 58.3 ± 7.6 ** | 78.0 ± 11.0 | 65.4 ± 11.6 | 0.043 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.0 ± 4.4 | 21.8 ± 2.5 | 24.8 ± 2.6 | 23.5 ± 3.8 | 0.123 |
| Lean mass, kg | 56.3 ± 7.4 | 42.0 ± 4.9 ** | 60.2 ± 7.3 | 45.4 ± 5.1 | 0.026 |
| Waist, cm | 81.6 ± 10.7 | 69.0 ± 14.8 | 85.2 ± 7.4 | 73.8 ± 8.2 | 0.093 |
| Body fat, % | 19.2 ± 6.5 | 25.5 ± 4.2 | 19.2 ± 6.4 | 26.9 ± 8.1 | 0.659 |
| Visceral fat, cm3 | 447.4 ± 419.8 | 110.4 ± 123.0 | 538.5 ± 404.3 | 206.4 ± 254.6 | 0.656 |
| METS, kcal·kg−1·week−1 | 108.8 ± 32.9 | 106.1 ± 36.6 ** | 91.7 ± 33.2 | 85.6 ± 20.8 | 0.018 |
| VO2 max, mL/kg/min | 62.6 ± 15.4 | 53.0 ± 6.9 * | 55.7 ± 8.4 | 47.1 ± 8.6 | 0.011 |
| VO2 max, L/min | 4.44 ± 0.81 | 3.21 ± 0.67 | 4.29 ± 0.59 | 3.03 ± 0.49 | 0.295 |
| Peak torque, ft-lbs | 114.4 ± 26.2 | 65.5 ± 12.8 | 124.2 ± 24.5 | 73.6 ± 18.6 | 0.104 |
1 Data are the mean ± SD; n in parentheses; gender distribution did not differ by diet group (p = 0.460; Chi Square analysis). p for 2-way ANOVA analyses by diet (non-normal data transformed prior to analysis (visceral fat)). The single asterisk (*) indicates significant difference within gender by diet group (p < 0.05); the double asterisk (**) indicates a trend for difference within gender by diet group (0.05 < p < 0.10).