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Table 2 Mean daily intake of different food categories calculated from a 3-day dietary record

From: Characterization, dietary habits and nutritional intake of omnivorous, lacto-ovo vegetarian and vegan runners – a pilot study

Food group (g/day)

OMN

(n = 27)

p value

OMN-LOV

LOV

(n = 25)

p value

LOV-VEG

VEG

(n = 27)

p value

OMN-VEG

p value

3 groups

Meat

85.8 ± 58.8

0.000c

1.000c

0.000c

0.000b

Meat products and sausages

29.6 ± 32.1

0.000c

1.000c

0.000c

0.000b

Fish and seafood

28.7 ± 39.9

0.000c

1.000c

0.000c

0.000b

Milk and dairy products

290 ± 183

1.000c

279 ± 311

0.000c

0.000c

0.000b

Eggs

23.8 ± 37.4

1.000c

15.8 ± 25.0

0.003c

0.000c

0.000b

Fat and oil

9.85 ± 14.8

10.3 ± 12.1

12.0 ± 10.8

0.228b

Whole grain products

33.2 ± 48.7

50.6 ± 58.8

51.0 ± 59.0

0.294b

Cereal products

208 ± 141

188 ± 130

220 ± 120

0.678a

Pastries

58.8 ± 50.0

58.0 ± 100

37.4 ± 73.8

0.067b

Potatoes

44.1 ± 79.3

1.000c

37.5 ± 62.3

0.013c

118 ± 130

0.017c

0.005b

Vegetables (except potatoes, legumes)

265 ± 237

0.511c

324 ± 187

0.031c

521 ± 258

0.000c

0.000b

Legumes (except soybeans)

3.70 ± 8.08

0.054c

27.7 ± 39.7

0.092c

66.4 ± 68.1

0.000c

0.000b

Soybeans

0.007c

54.4 ± 95

0.031c

151 ± 179

0.000c

0.000b

Fresh fruit

266 ± 160

1.000c

288 ± 171

0.041c

518 ± 404

0.015c

0.009b

Nuts and seeds

4.57 ± 8.30

0.044c

19.7 ± 23.7

0.578c

26.0 ± 29.3

0.000b

0.001b

Sweets

37.0 ± 39.3

38.9 ± 44.4

20.2 ± 33.6

0.148b

Alcoholic drinks

131 ± 210

101 ± 198

63.0 ± 146

0.184b

Alcohol

5.50 ± 8.64

3.89 ± 6.91

2.26 ± 5.57

0.345b

Nonalcoholic beverages (except coffee and tea)

1103 ± 1095

794 ± 1098

1246 ± 1258

0.339b

Coffee

170 ± 164

279 ± 238

148 ± 198

0.051b

Tea

257 ± 398

181 ± 310

221 ± 339

0.999b

Fast food

57.1 ± 75.2

0.063c

32.7 ± 87.2

1.000c

16.6 ± 38.1

0.025c

0.016b

  1. All nutrients excluding dietary supplements. OMN omnivores, LOV lacto-ovo vegetarians, VEG vegans
  2. Data are presented as mean ± SD. aOne-way ANOVA, bKruskal Wallis test, cPost hoc test, p-values ​​in bold represent statistical significance