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Table 1 Anthropometric and body composition

From: Plant-based diets and cardiovascular risk factors: a comparison of flexitarians, vegans and omnivores in a cross-sectional study

Parameter

FXs

Vs

OMNs

p-value overall

Total participants, n (f/m)

32 (18/14)

33 (18/15)

29 (13/16)

0.641

Age (years)

32 (26–36)

33 (29–37)

32 (28–43)

0.377

Anthropometry

Body weight (kg)

67.6 (63.7–79.6)

68.9 (64.0–80.0)

78 (71.2–80.6)

0.059

Body height (m)

1.76 (1.72–1.82)

1.73 (1.67–1.81)

1.76 (1.69–1.81)

0.523

Body-Mass-Index (kg/m2)

total

22.0 (21.0–25.0) *

23.0 (22.0–25.0)

25.0 (23.0–27.0)

0.005

f

22.0 (21.0–23.0) *

23.0 (22.0–25.0)

26.0 (22.0–28.0)

0.050

m

23.0 (21.0–25.0)

24.0 (22.0–25.0)

25.0 (23.0–26.0)

0.277

Waist circumference (cm)

total

74.0 (71.0–83.0)

78.0 (72.0–82.0)

78.0 (76.0–87.0)

0.257

f

72.0 (70.0–76.0)

74.0 (68.0–78.0)

76.0 (68.0–85.0)

0.558

m

79.0 (73.0–87.0)

82.0 (78.0–91.0)

79.0 (78.0–89.0)

0.449

Body composition

Basal metabolic rate (kcal)

1380 (1330–1625)

1390 (1330–1580)

1510 (1350–1690)

0.404

Phase angle (°)

5.85 (5.50–6.30)

5.70 (5.40–6.10)

6.10 (5.60–6.60)

0.218

Body water (L)

35.3 (33.3–43.5)

36.0 (32.5–42.9)

41.6 (33.7–44.6)

0.704

Lean body mass (kg)

48.3 (45.5–59.5)

49.2 (44.4–58.7)

56.9 (46.0–61.0)

0.717

Body fat (kg)

total

18.8 (14.5–21.2) *

19.8 (16.6–22.7)

21.6 (17.8–27.0)

0.040

f

19.0 (15.8–21.2) *

19.8 (18.6–21.6)

23.7 (20.5–31.7)

0.013

m

16.9 (11.1–21.1)

18.5 (13.8–23.4)

19.3 (15.0-24.5)

0.378

Body fat (%)

total

25.6 (21.7–30.1)

28.5 (24.5–31.5)

28.3 (23.5–34.9)

0.156

f

29.3 (25.8–33.0) *

30.8 (28.7–33.7) **

35.4 (32.5–40.7)

0.003

m

1.7 (17.0-23.8)

25.2 (17.2–26.3)

23.9 (20.7–27.5)

0.225

  1. FXs = flexitarians, Vs = vegans; OMNs = omnivores
  2. n = number of participants
  3. f = female; m = male
  4. Data are shown as median (\(\tilde x\)) with 25th, 75th percentiles
  5. Differences between groups were analyzed with One-way ANOVA for normally distributed data and Kruskal-Wallis test with post/hoc Bonferroni correction for non-normally distributed data
  6. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant
  7. p-values in bold represent statistical significance
  8. * statistically significant difference between FXs and OMNs
  9. ** statistically significant difference between Vs and OMNs
  10. *** statistically significant difference between FXs and Vs