Table 1.
Demographic and lifestyle statistics per dietary pattern.
| Dietary Pattern | Omnivore (n = 129) |
Vegetarian (n = 151) |
Vegan (n = 216) |
Full Sample (n = 496) |
Test Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (n, %) | Χ2 = 14.14 * | ||||
| Female | 96 (74) | 127 (84) | 152 (70) | 375 (76) | |
| Male | 33 (26) | 23 (15) | 62 (29) | 118 (24) | |
| Marital status (n, %) | Χ2 = 1.01 | ||||
| Partnered | 86 (67) | 104 (69) | 138 (64) | 328 (66) | |
| Unpartnered | 43 (33) | 47 (31) | 78 (36) | 168 (34) | |
| Highest educational level (n, %) | Χ2 = 9.94 * | ||||
| High school | 33 (26) | 32 (21) | 29 (13) | 94 (19) | |
| University degree | 86 (67) | 112 (74) | 173 (80) | 371 (75) | |
| Trade certificate | 10 (8) | 7 (5) | 14 (7) | 31 (6) | |
| Age (years; M, SD) | 31.28 (8.07) | 30.52 (7.80) | 31.04 (6.86) | 30.95 (7.47) | F = 0.39 |
| BMI d (kg/m2; M, SD) | 25.66 a (5.68) | 23.72 bc (4.94) | 23.27 cb (4.61) | 24.03 (5.09) | F = 9.59 ** |
| DST e (M, SD) | 67.03 a (15.66) | 73.00 bc (12.00) | 76.55 cb (10.44) | 72.99 (13.01) | F = 23.61 ** |
| IPAQ f (hours per week; M, SD) | 9.72 ab (12.15) | 10.18 bac (10.59) | 12.74 cb (13.30) | 11.18 (12.29) | F = 3.18 * |
| CESD-20 g (M, SD) | 16.27 a (10.98) | 12.99 bc (9.78) | 11.08 cb (9.83) | 13.01 (10.32) | F = 10.61 ** |
| DASS-21 Depression h (M, SD) | 4.79 ab (4.59) | 4.08 bac (4.15) | 3.60 cb (4.17) | 4.06 (4.30) | F = 3.08 * |
| DASS-21 Anxiety i (M, SD) | 4.33 a (3.57) | 3.25 b (3.61) | 2.37 c (2.86) | 3.14 (3.38) | F = 14.08 ** |
| SCS j (M, SD) | 84.44 (18.34) | 85.60 (17.81) | 83.30 (18.30) | 84.28 (18.15) | F = 0.68 |
Note: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.001; a–c different letters in the same row indicate significant statistical difference (p < 0.05) as indicated by Bonferroni correction; d BMI, Body Mass Index; e DST, Dietary Screening Tool; f IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; g CESD-20, Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression; h DASS Depression, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale—Depression; i DASS Anxiety, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale—Anxiety; j SCS, Social Connectedness Scale; M, Mean; SD, Standard Deviation.