Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of healthy women according to diet (n = 158).
| Omnivore Diet n = 124 |
Vegetarian Diet n = 34 |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 24 (22–28) | 24 (22–28) | 0.65 1 |
| BMI, kg/m 2, median (IQR) | 22 (21–24) | 22 (21–23) | 0.88 1 |
| Users of oral contraceptives, n (%) | 71 (55%) | 17 (50%) | 0.60 2 |
| Regular Users of Supplements, n (%) | |||
| Omega 3 fatty acids | 59 (48%) | 11 (33%) | 0.14 2 |
| Multivitamins/minerals | 27 (22%) | 8 (24%) | 0.85 2 |
| Alcohol, number of units/week, median (IQR) | 2.0 (0.5–4.0) | 2.0 (0.8–3.0) | 0.99 1 |
| Smokers 3, n (%) | 9 (7%) | 9 (27%) | 0.002 2 |
1 Comparison with Mann–Whitney U test. 2 Comparison with Pearson’s chi-squared test. 3 Smokers defined as plasma cotinine ≥ 85 nmol/L.