Table 2.
Characteristics of the study participants (n = 567/%).
| Dietary Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omnivores (n = 417/73) |
Non-Vegan Vegetarians 1 (n = 124/22) |
Vegans (n = 26/5) |
Significance 2 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female (n = 379) | 68 | 26 | 6 | χ2 (2) = 14.753, p = 0.001 |
| Male (n = 188) | 84 | 14 | 2 | |
| Age | ||||
| <25 (n = 73) | 74 | 22 | 4 | |
| 25–29 (n = 119) | 64 | 31 | 4 | |
| 30–39 (n = 143) | 68 | 26 | 6 | |
| 40–49 (n = 112) | 75 | 20 | 5 | |
| >49 (n = 120) | 88 | 8 | 4 | χ2 (8) = 22.795, p = 0.004 |
| Education | ||||
| Comprehensive school (n = 33) | 73 | 15 | 12 | |
| Senior high school/vocational school (n = 161) | 80 | 16 | 5 | |
| Academic degree (n = 334) | 72 | 24 | 4 | |
| Higher academic degree (n = 37) | 59 | 38 | 3 | χ2 (6) = 16.211, p = 0.002 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| City area (n = 445) | 70 | 25 | 5 | |
| Rural area (n = 122) | 86 | 12 | 2 | χ2 (2) = 12.772, p = 0.002 |
1 The non-vegan vegetarian group includes semi-vegetarians (n = 97), lacto-vegetarians (n = 25), and lacto-ovo-vegetarians (n = 3). 2 Pearson Chi-Square test.