Table 5.
Consumption of sweet and salty snacks and ultra-processed beverages 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) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet and salty snacks | ||||||
| Not once | 22 | 6.3% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 1.1% | n.s. |
| 1 time per month | 71 | 10.9% | 11.5% | 8.1% | 7.0% | n.s. |
| 2–3 times per month | 161 | 23.4% | 23.4% | 18.2% | 18.0% | n.s. |
| 1–2 times per week | 228 | 23.4% | 27.1% | 29.8% | 27.9% | n.s. |
| 3–4 times per week | 185 | 14.1% a,b | 17.7% a | 26.3% a,b | 24.6% b | 0.043 |
| 5–6 times per week | 107 | 17.2% | 11.5% | 10.2% | 16.5% | n.s. |
| 1 or more times per day | 39 | 4.7% | 5.7% | 4.2% | 4.8% | n.s. |
| Ultra-processed beverages | ||||||
| Not once | 162 | 40.6%a | 20.3%b | 19.6%b | 15.0%b | 0.000 |
| 1 time per month | 44 | 3.1% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 5.1% | n.s. |
| 2-3 times per month | 96 | 9.4% | 13.5% | 12.3% | 10.6% | n.s. |
| 1-2 times per week | 125 | 14.1% | 17.2% | 13.0% | 16.8% | n.s. |
| 3-4 times per week | 75 | 4.7% | 10.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% | n.s. |
| 5-6 times per week | 46 | 4.7% | 6.8% | 3.9% | 7.0% | n.s. |
| 1 or more times per day | 266 | 23.4%a,b | 25.0%a | 36.1%b | 32.7%a,b | 0.011 |
Percentages with different superscript letters (a,b) differ significantly (Bonferroni test, p < 0.05).