From: Vegan diet and blood lipid profiles: a cross-sectional study of pre and postmenopausal women
Variable | Vegans(n = 63) | Ovo-lacto vegetarians(n = 51) | Omnivores(n = 1,040) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | 62.1 ± 10.0 | 62.8 ± 9.7 | 62.2 ± 10.5 | 0.910 |
WC (cm) | 80.1 ± 8.5 | 81.2 ± 9.6 | 81.8 ± 9.9 | 0.383 |
HC (cm) | 95.7 ± 7.2 | 98.8 ± 8.5 | 97.8 ± 8.7 | 0.113 |
WHR | 0.84 ± 0.07 | 0.82 ± 0.05 | 0.84 ± 0.07 | 0.294 |
SBP (mmHg) | 126.6 ± 18.8 | 126.3 ± 16.1 | 127.2 ± 20.3 | 0.936 |
DBP (mmHg) | 77.0 ± 9.9 | 76.3 ± 10.3 | 77.8 ± 10.6 | 0.508 |
FPG (mg/dL) | 99.6 ± 30.6 | 108.6 ± 40.1 | 103.9 ± 37.0 | 0.451 |
UA (mg/dL) | 5.8 ± 1.5 | 6.0 ± 1.7 | 6.0 ± 1.7 | 0.676 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.9 ± 0.6 | 0.286 |
HDL-C (mg/dL) | 56.5 ± 11.6 | 55.4 ± 14.8 | 61.0 ± 16.1c | 0.007* |
LDL-C (mg/dL) | 121.4 ± 28.9 | 128.9 ± 37.5 | 129.3 ± 27.4 | 0.107 |
APO-A1 (mg/dL) | 155.7 ± 21.1 | 151.3 ± 18.8 | 157.4 ± 27.4 | 0.293 |
APO-B (mg/dL) | 94.4 ± 26.2 | 97.7 ± 32.1 | 101.2 ± 25.1 | 0.096 |
TG (mg/dL) | 140.8 ± 65.2 | 162.2 ± 103.6 | 141.1 ± 84.5 | 0.245 |
TC (mg/dL) | 191.3 ± 35.4 | 198.9 ± 51.5 | 204.8 ± 38.3a | 0.023* |
TC/HDL-C | 3.50 ± 0.89 | 3.74 ± 1.00 | 3.54 ± 1.03 | 0.417 |
LDL-C/HDL-C | 2.23 ± 0.67 | 2.43 ± 0.73 | 2.26 ± 0.77 | 0.326 |
TG/HDL-C | 2.78 ± 2.03 | 3.41 ± 3.05 | 2.68 ± 2.47 | 0.140 |