Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of omnivores, vegetarians and vegans.
| Population Characteristics | Omnivores (n = 40) |
Vegans (n = 38) |
Vegetarians (n = 41) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | 19 (47.50) | 18 (47.37) | 16 (39.02) | 0.68 |
| Skin Phototypes | 0.43 | |||
| II | 4 (10.00) | 9 (23.68) | 8 (19.51) | |
| III | 17 (42.50) | 16 (42.11) | 19 (46.34) | |
| IV | 19 (47.50) | 12 (31.58) | 14 (34.15) | |
| V | 0 (0.00) | 1 (2.63) | 0 (0.0)) | |
| Age (average (SD), years) | 39.27 (9.24) | 40.66 (8.28) | 39.80 (8.96) | 0.79 |
| PASI (average (SD)) | ||||
| T0 | 12.78 (2.83) | 12.39 (2.95) | 13.15 (3.27) | 0.55 |
| T1 | 1.95 (4.09) | 8.87 (4.31) | 4.59 (5.24) | <0.01 |
| MED (average (SD), mJ/cm2) | 33.62 (4.53) | 21.18 (4.85) | 28.90 (6.66) | <0.01 |
| Treatments (average (SD) | 15.07 (4.28) | 12.13 (6.41) | 14.61 (5.38) | 0.40 |
| Erythema (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Absent | 19 (47.50) | 0 (0.00) | 14 (34.15) | |
| Mild | 17 (42.50) | 10 (26.32) | 14 (34.15) | |
| Moderate | 0 (0.00) | 12 (31.58) | 6 (14.63) | |
| Severe | 4 (10.00) | 16 (42.11) | 7 (17.07) | |
| PsA, n (%) | 11 (27.50) | 11 (28.95) | 11 (26.83) | 0.98 |
| DAPSA (average (SD)) | 14.75 (2.99) | 16.00 (2.05) | 12.82 (2.32) | 0.21 |
DAPSA: Disease Activity Index for PSoriatic Arthritis, MED: minimal erythematous dose, PASI: Psoriasis Area Severity Index, PsA: psoriatic arthritis, SD: standard deviation.