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. 2020 Nov 20;24:19.166. doi: 10.7812/TPP/19.166

Table 4.

Chronological change of plant-based diet score

Timeframe, n  Follow-up (months) PBD score+ p value PBD score- p value PBD score p Value
Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Mean (SD) Median (IQR)
Baseline, 17 19.9 (7.4) 20.0 (15.0-25.0) 11.1 (5.3) 11.0 (7.0-13.5) 8.8 (7.4) 8.0 (5.0-13.0)
Follow-up
Short-term, 10 14.3 (6.2) 12.5 (9.3-19.5) 30.2 (4.7) 30.5 (25.0-35.0) < 0.0001 2.5 (3.8) 0.5 (0-4.8) 0.0028a 27.7 (7.0) 30.0 (22.3-34.3) < 0.0001
Baseline, 10 18.9 (7.6) 20.5 (12.3-25.0) 10.6 (5.5) 11.5 (4.0-14.3) 8.3 (8.3) 10.5 (1.5-13.0)
Long-term, 8 58.4 (31.9) 48.5 (38.3-64.8) 26.9 (6.2) 28.0 (24.8-31.8) 0.1484a 3.1 (2.6) 2.5 (1.3-5.3) 0.0167 23.8 (7.4) 25.5 (22.3-28.8) 0.0391a
Baseline, 8    19.9 (8.4) 23.5 (10.0-25.0) 10.0 (4.3) 11.0 (5.0-13.8) 9.9 (8.4) 10.5 (3.8-18.0)

a p value obtained with paired t-test or Wilcoxon test.

IQR = interquartile range; PBD, plant-based diet; SD = standard deviation.