Table 2.

Intake of calories (kcal/d) and selected nutrients (energy-adjusted) by vegetarian status: a comparison.

	Non-Vegetarians n = 14,328	Vegetarians n = 352	p-Value
Calories (kcal/d)	2143.09 (12.91)	1901.52 (71.51)	0.002
Fiber (gm/1000 kcal)	7.56 (0.10)	11.11 (0.40)	0.001
Cholesterol (mg/1000 kcal)	129.84 (1.44)	85.25 (6.49)	<0.001
Alcohol (gm/1000 kcal)	3.52 (0.16)	2.45 (0.58)	0.071

Values are expressed as estimated mean and standard error in parenthesis. A p-value < 0.05 indicates a significant intergroup difference.