Table 1.
Study participants’ baseline characteristics
| Variable | Category | Plant-based phase first: Animal phase second | Animal phase first: Plant-based phase second | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, No. | Female | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Male | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| Age, mean (sd), years | 49·3 (11·7) | 51·1 (16·0) | 50·2 (13·8) | |
| Highest level of education achieved, No. | Less than high school | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| High school degree | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Some college | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| College degree | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Some post-graduate school | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Post-graduate degree | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Race/ethnicity, No. | Non-Hispanic White | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Asian | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Black/African American | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Others | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Weight, mean (sd), kg | Women | 73·7 (16·8) | 71·5 (14·1) | 72·8 (15·6) |
| Men | 80·9 (7·0) | 93·2 (18·6) | 88·7 (17·1) | |
| Both sexes | 74·9 (15·7) | 82·3 (19·5) | 78·0 (17·6) | |
| Body mass index, mean (sd), kg/m2 | Women | 27·7 (5·7) | 27·0 (4·3) | 27·4 (5·1) |
| Men | 26·2 (2·2) | 29·7 (6·0) | 28·8 (5·4) | |
| Both sexes | 27·4 (5·2) | 28·3 (5·3) | 27·9 (5·2) |