Table 1.
Characterization of the study population (mean ± SD)
| OMN (n = 27) |
p value OMN-LOV |
LOV (n = 26) |
p value LOV-VEG |
VEG (n = 28) |
p value OMN-VEG |
p value 3 groups |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 27.4 ± 4.03 | – | 27.6 ± 4.31 | – | 27.5 ± 4.24 | – | 0.968b |
| Sex | m = 11, w = 16 | – | m = 10, w = 16 | – | m = 10, w = 18 | – | 0.929c |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.3 ± 1.74 | – | 21.6 ± 1.98 | – | 22.1 ± 2.09 | – | 0.436b |
| Waist, cm | |||||||
| Female | 71.0 ± 4.3 | - | 70.1 ± 3.8 | - | 69.5 ± 5.0 | - | 0.057a |
| Male | 79.5 ± 4.3 | - | 76.4 ± 3.0 | - | 80.6 ± 4.1 | - | 0.591a |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 121 ± 11.1 | – | 121 ± 13.4 | – | 116 ± 12.6 | – | 0.201b |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 74.0 ± 6.00 | – | 72.0 ± 4.00 | – | 72.0 ± 9.00 | – | 0.457b |
| Pulse rate, bpm | 66.0 ± 9.00 | – | 61.0 ± 8.00 | – | 65.0 ± 10.00 | – | 0.188b |
| Duration of diet | 0.001c | ||||||
| < 0.5 years, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||||
| 0.5–1 year, n (%) | 0 (0) | 4 (15.4) | 6 (21.4) | ||||
| 1–2 years, n (%) | 1 (3.7) | 3 (11.5) | 4 (14.3) | ||||
| 2–3 years, n (%) | 0 (0) | 2 (7.7) | 7 (25.0) | ||||
| > 3 years, n (%) | 26 (96.3) | 17 (65.4) | 11 (39.3) | ||||
| Magnesium SU, n (%) | 5 (22.2) | 4 (15.4) | 5 (17.9) | 0.710c | |||
| Calcium SU, n (%) | 3 (11.1) | 1 (3.9) | 2 (7.14) | 0.210c | |||
| Iron SU, n (%) | 3 (11.1) | 4 (15.4) | 5 (17.9) | 0.689c | |||
| Vitamin B12 SU, n (%) | 4 (18.5) | 4 (15.4) | 15 (53.9) | 0.005c | |||
| Vitamin D SU, n (%) | 5 (22.2) | 1 (3.9) | 7 (25.0) | 0.078c | |||
| Smoker, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – | 0 (0) | – | – | |
| Training frequency per week | 3.04 ± 0.98 | – | 3.24 ± 0.88 | – | 3.00 ± 0.85 | – | 0.502b |
| Running time per week (h) | 2.72 ± 1.11 | – | 3.38 ± 1.43 | – | 2.65 ± 1.38 | – | 0.079b |
OMN omnivores, LOV lacto-ovo vegetarians, VEG vegans, BMI body mass index, bpm beats per minute, SU supplement users
aOne-way ANOVA, bKruskal Wallis test, cChi-square test, p-values in bold represent statistical significance