Sociodemographic, health, and lifestyle characteristics per dietary pattern category
| Dietary pattern | Vegetarian (n=54) | Vegan (n=165) | Full sample (n=219) | Test statistic |
| Gender (n, %) | χ2=1.33 | |||
| Female | 51 (23.3) | 152 (69.4) | 203 (92.7) | |
| Male | 3 (1.4) | 9 (4.1) | 12 (5.5) | |
| Transgender/non-binary | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.9) | 4 (1.9) | |
| Marital status (n, %) | χ2=1.37 | |||
| Partnered | 33 (15.1) | 115 (52.5) | 148 (67.6) | |
| Unpartnered | 21 (9.6) | 50 (22.8) | 71 (32.4) | |
| Highest educational level (n, %) | χ2=3.10 | |||
| High school | 4 (1.8) | 28 (12.8) | 32 (14.6) | |
| University degree | 46 (21.0) | 128 (58.4) | 174 (79.5) | |
| Trade certificate | 4 (1.8) | 9 (4.1) | 13 (5.9) | |
| Health compared with peers (n, %) | F=7.90 | |||
| Very good | 12 (5.5) | 70 (32.0) | 82 (37.4) | |
| Good | 25 (11.4) | 60 (27.4) | 85 (38.8) | |
| Fair | 7 (3.2) | 18 (8.2) | 25 (11.4) | |
| Sometimes good sometimes poor | 8 (3.7) | 13 (5.9) | 21 (9.6) | |
| Poor | 2 (0.9) | 4 (1.8) | 6 (2.7) | |
| Age (years; M, SD) | 33.39 (7.53) | 30.52 (7.25) | 31.22 (7.40) | F=6.28* |
| BMI (kg/m2; M, SD) | 26.76 (8.78) | 24.51 (5.18) | 25.06 (6.30) | F=5.20* |
| DST (M, SD) | 72.72 (12.36) | 77.69 (10.23) | 76.47 (10.98) | F=8.63** |
| Physical activity (days per month; M, SD) | 13.70 (8.90) | 13.90 (9.94) | 13.85 (9.67) | F=0.02 |
| CESD-20 (M, SD) | 19.22 (13.23) | 15.31 (11.09) | 16.27 (11.74) | F=4.59* |
*P<0.05, **p<0.01.
BMI, body mass index; CESD, Centre for Epidemiological Science Depression Scale; DST, dietary screening tool; M, Mean.