Table 4.

Consumption of plant-based meat alternatives, convenience products, and fast foods among dietary groups [vegetarians (no meat), flexitarians (≤ 1 × meat/week), regular eat-eaters (≤7 × meat/week), high meat-eaters (>1 × meat/day)].

	n	Vegetarians n = 64	Flexitarians n = 192	Regular meat-eaters n = 285	High meat-eaters n = 273	x2 and V/p
Plant-based meat alternatives
Non-consumers	713	60.0%a	89.6%b	88.4%b	91.9%b	x2= 47.800; V = 0.242***
Consumers	100	39.1%a	10.4%b	11.6%b	8.1%b
1 time per month	37	9.4%	5.2%	3.9%	3.7%	n.s.
2–3 times per month	28	12.5%a	3.1%b	2.1%b	2.9%b	0.001
1–2 times per week	25	7.8%a	1.6%b	4.9%b	1.1%b	0.004
3–4 times per week	0	–	–	–	–	n.s.
5–6 times per week	2	3.1%	–	–	–	0.000
1 or more times per day	8	6.3%a	0.5%b	0.7%b	0.4%b	0.000
Convenience products
Non-consumers	345	53.1%a,b	47.6%a	43.8%a,b	35.3%b	x2= 10.996; V = 0.117*
Consumers	465	46.9%a,b	52.4%a	56.2%a,b	64.7%b
1 time per month	139	18.8%	17.8%	15.2%	18.4%	n.s.
2–3 times per month	189	15.6%	19.4%	23.7%	27.6%	n.s.
1–2 times per week	105	7.8%	13.1%	12.4%	14.7%	n.s.
3–4 times per week	24	1.6%	1.6%	3.5%	3.7%	n.s.
5–6 times per week	7	3.1%	0.5%	1.4%	0.0%	n.s.
1 or more times per day	1	–	–	–	0.4%	n.s.
Fast foods
Non-consumers	358	57.8%a	50.5%a,b	41.9%a,b	38.7%b	x2= 11.798; V = 0.121**
Consumers	453	42.2%a	49.5%a,b	58.1%%a,b	61.3%b
1 time per month	144	18.8%	18.2%	19.7%	15.1%	n.s.
2–3 times per month	198	15.6%a	19.3%a,b	24.3%a,b	30.3%b	0.015
1–2 times per week	82	3.1%	9.9%	9.9%	12.2%	n.s.
3–4 times per week	21	1.6%	2.1%	2.8%	3.0%	n.s.
5–6 times per week	7	3.1%	–	1.4%	0.4%	n.s.
1 or more times per day	1	–	–	–	0.1%	n.s.

Percentages with different superscript letters (^a,b) differ significantly (Bonferroni test, p < 0.05).

^* p < 0.05;

^** p < 0.01;

^***p < 0.001.