Table 2.
Selected characteristics among participants of the Adventist Health Study-2 Calibration Sub-study according to dietary pattern.
| Non vegetarian | Semi vegetarian | Pesco vegetarian | Lacto-ovo vegetarian | Vegan | P-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 370 (46.2) | 37 (4.6) | 91.0 (11.4) | 224 (28.0) | 79 (9.9) | |
| Age (years) | 58.8 (13.0) | 60.1 (12.7) | 60.0 (12.8) | 62.3 (14.1) | 66.4 (12.5) | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.0 (6.9) | 27.3 (5.2) | 27.0 (5.5) | 25.5 (5.1) | 25.4 (5.7) | <0.0001 |
| Vigorous activity (min/week) | 71.0 (90.6) | 62.4 (72.7) | 94.0 (98.8) | 83.5 (101.4) | 122.7 (108.2) | 0.03 |
| Energy intake (kcal/d) | 1,566.6 (513.7) | 1,726.7 (631.3) | 1,517.2 (460.9) | 1,748.4 (506.0) | 1,651.3 (503.4) | <0.0001 |
| PFA intake (g/d) | 13.0 (6.3) | 14.6 (6.5) | 14.5 (7.6) | 17.6 (7.5) | 16.6 (6.9) | <0.0001 |
| SFA intake (g/d) | 16.1 (8.0) | 16.6 (8.8) | 11.5 (5.8) | 15.2 (7.4) | 9.7 (4.8) | <0.0001 |
| PS ratio | 1.0 (0.4) | 1.1 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.6) | 1.4 (0.6) | 2.0 (0.7) | <0.0001 |
| Gender (%) | 0.44 | |||||
| Females | 67.6 | 64.9 | 70.3 | 61.2 | 68.4 | |
| Males | 32.4 | 35.1 | 29.7 | 38.8 | 31.6 | |
| Race (%) | <0.0001 | |||||
| Whites | 47.6 | 70.3 | 40.7 | 75.9 | 55.7 | |
| Blacks | 52.4 | 29.7 | 59.3 | 24.1 | 44.3 | |
| Education (%) | 0.60 | |||||
| High school or less | 21.7 | 27.8 | 21.1 | 19.3 | 21.8 | |
| Some college | 44.2 | 30.6 | 40.0 | 38.1 | 41.0 | |
| Bachelor or above | 34.1 | 41.6 | 38.9 | 42.6 | 37.2 |
PFA = polyunsaturated fatty acid, SFA = saturated fatty acid, PS = polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acid ratio
a
Differences by dietary pattern were determined by analysis of variance for continuous variables reported as mean (SD), and chi square test for categorical variables.