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. 2020 Apr 22;10:6840. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-63910-y

Table 5.

Somatic symptoms (GBB-8) of vegetarians/vegans and omnivores.

Variables Vegetarians/Vegans mean (SD) Omnivores Mean (SD) Statistics 
n 133 2311
Total 4.8 4.5

t = 0.656

p = 0.51

Exhaustion 1.8 1.6

t = 1.048

p = 0.30

Gastrointestinal complaints 1.0 0.7

t = 1.467

p = 0.15

Musculoskeletal complaints 1.6 1.6

t = −0.333

p = 0.74

Cardiovascular complaints 0.7 0.6

t = 0.554

p = 0.58

GBB-8: Giessen Subjective Complaint List.