Table 3.
DAL scores during the run-in-phase and at week 3 and 4 week across the vegan diet and the meat-rich diet group: A comparison. Normally distributed data are shown as mean ± standard deviation; not normally distributed data are shown as medians (interquartile range). p-values from post hoc tests for which Group × Time interactions were significant. Number of participants used for statistical analysis after outlier removal: (a) vegan diet group, n = 23, meat-rich diet group, n = 21; (b) vegan diet group, n = 23, meat-rich diet group, n = 22; (c) vegan diet group, n = 23, meat-rich diet group, n = 22.
| Variable | Vegan Diet Group (Total n = 23) |
Meat-Rich Diet Group (Total n = 22) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run-in-phase | |||
| PRAL (mEq/day) a | −5.26 ± 4.45 | 3.26 ± 17.91 | 0.492 |
| NEAPR (mEq/day) b | 37.45 ± 15.73 | 46.57 ± 19.69 | 0.574 |
| NEAPF (mEq/day) c | 39.11 (16.45) | 45.07 (17.44) | 0.944 |
| Week 3 | |||
| PRAL (mEq/day) a | −23.57 (23.87) | 18.78 (21.04) | <0.001 |
| NEAPR (mEq/day) b | 12.85 ± 19.71 | 60.93 ± 15.51 | <0.001 |
| NEAPF (mEq/day) c | 24.39 ± 7.1 | 58.32 ± 11.19 | <0.001 |
| Week 4 | |||
| PRAL (mEq/day) a | −22.71 (21.25) | 15.47 (13.51) | <0.001 |
| NEAPR (mEq/day) b | 18.31 (22.83) | 59.87 (23.91) | <0.001 |
| NEAPF (mEq/day) c | 27.65 ± 9.1 | 58.29 ± 12.67 | <0.001 |