Table 1.
General characteristics of the study sample by nutrition style.
| All | Omnivore | Flexitarian | Vegetarian | Vegan | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 159 | 36 | 62 | 44 | 17 | ||
| % | 22.6 | 39.0 | 27.7 | 10.7 | |||
| Gender | Female | 69.8 | 55.6 | 61.3 | 84.1 | 94.1 | |
| Male | 30.2 | 44.4 | 38.7 | 15.9 | 5.9 | 0.002 1 | |
| Age | 18–24 years | 53.5 | 27.8 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 64.7 | |
| 25–29 years | 22.6 | 30.6 | 24.2 | 11.4 | 29.4 | ||
| 30–39 years | 12.6 | 22.2 | 12.9 | 9.1 | 0.0 | ||
| 40–70 years | 11.3 | 19.4 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 0.008 1 | |
| Age | Mean (SD) | 30.13 (10.18) | 33.03 (10.98) b | 32.29 (12.25) ab | 26.41 (4.91) a | 25.82 (4.77) a | <0.001 2 |
| Education 3 | Low | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 | |
| Medium | 62.3 | 47.2 | 51.6 | 77.3 | 94.1 | ||
| High | 34.6 | 50.0 | 43.5 | 20.5 | 5.9 | 0.005 1 | |
| Net household income per month | <EUR 600 | 37.7 | 36.1 | 29.0 | 40.9 | 64.7 | |
| >EUR 600–1800 | 37.7 | 19.4 | 46.8 | 45.5 | 23.5 | ||
| >EUR 1800–3600 | 15.1 | 27.8 | 12.9 | 9.1 | 11.8 | ||
| >EUR 3600 | 9.4 | 16.7 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.013 1 | |
| Body mass index | <18.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 11.8 | |
| 18.5–24.9 | 75.5 | 52.8 | 82.3 | 88.6 | 64.7 | ||
| 25.0–29.9 | 13.8 | 33.3 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 17.6 | ||
| >30 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 0.012 1 | |
| Body mass index | Mean (SD) | 22.59 (3.75) | 23.94 (4.31) b | 22.38 (3.40) ab | 22.12 (3.68) a | 21.97 (8.86) a | 0.009 2 |
a,b Values with the same superscript letter within the row indicate statistically nonsignificant differences between nutritional styles based on the Kruskal–Wallis rank test, and when differences existed, they were determined using the Bonferroni correction two-sample test, p < 0.05. 1 Pearson chi-square. 2 Kruskal–Wallis rank test. 3 Education classification: Low (secondary school certificate), Medium (high school graduation), High (completed studies).