Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants by vegetarian status
Variable | Non-vegetarian (n = 1734) | Vegetarian (n = 263) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Uterine fibroid | Â | Â | 0.472 |
 No | 1442 (83.16%) | 214 (81.37%) |  |
 Yes | 292 (16.84%) | 49 (18.63%) |  |
BET1L rs2280543 genotype | Â | Â | 0.367 |
 CC | 1319 (76.0%) | 202 (76.81%) |  |
 CT | 388 (22.38%) | 54 (20.53%) |  |
 TT | 27 (1.56%) | 7 (2.66%) |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | 0.020 |
 30–39 | 660 (38.06%) | 88 (33.46%) |  |
 40–49 | 830 (47.87%) | 149 (56.65%) |  |
 50–59 | 244 (14.07%) | 26 (9.89%) |  |
Alcohol intake | Â | Â | 0.472 |
 No | 1688 (97.35%) | 258 (98.10%) |  |
 Yes | 46 (2.65%) | 5 (1.90%) |  |
Cigarette smoking | Â | Â | 0.112 |
 No | 1633 (94.18%) | 254 (96.58%) |  |
 Yes | 101 (5.82%) | 9 (3.42%) |  |
Exercise | Â | Â | 0.676 |
 No | 1231 (70.99%) | 190 (72.24%) |  |
 Yes | 503 (29.01%) | 73 (27.76%) |  |
Coffee intake |  |  | 0.031 |
 No | 1053 (60.73%) | 178 (67.68%) |  |
 Yes | 681 (39.27%) | 85 (32.32%) |  |
Tea intake |  |  | 0.636 |
 No | 1108 (63.90%) | 172 (65.40%) |  |
 Yes | 626 (36.10%) | 91 (34.60%) |  |
Hypertension | Â | Â | 0.775 |
 No | 1585 (91.41%) | 239 (90.87%) |  |
 Yes | 149 (8.59%) | 24 (9.13%) |  |
Diabetes | Â | Â | 0.956 |
 No | 1627 (93.83%) | 247 (93.92%) |  |
 Yes | 107 (6.17%) | 16 (6.08%) |  |
Hormone use | Â | Â | 0.412 |
 No | 1595 (91.98%) | 238 (90.49%) |  |
 Yes | 139 (8.02%) | 25 (9.51%) |  |
Herbal medicine use | Â | Â | 0.581 |
 No | 1505 (86.79%) | 225 (85.55%) |  |
 Yes | 229 (13.21%) | 38 (14.45%) |  |
Family history of uterine fibroid | Â | Â | 0.271 |
 No | 1439 (82.99%) | 211 (80.23%) |  |
 Yes | 295 (17.01%) | 52 (19.77%) |  |
Miscarriage/abortion | Â | Â | 0.302 |
 No | 687 (39.62%) | 113 (42.97%) |  |
 Yes | 1047 (60.38%) | 150 (57.03%) |  |
Fat intake score | Â | Â | 0.004 |
 0–35 (< Q1) | 408 (23.53%) | 53 (20.15%) |  |
 36–40 (Q1–Q2) | 443 (25.55%) | 93 (35.36%) |  |
 41–44 (Q2–Q3) | 419 (24.16%) | 64 (24.33%) |  |
 45–60 (> Q3) | 464 (26.76%) | 53 (20.15%) |  |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.18 ± 3.50 | 23.61 ± 3.48 | 0.062 |
Menarcheal age (years) | 13.35 ± 1.40 | 13.37 ± 1.35 | 0.806 |
Parity | 2.09 ± 0.87 | 2.10 ± 0.92 | 0.898 |