Table 3 Metabolic parameters by tertiles of duration of vegetarian diet
Tertiles of duration of vegetarian diet | P* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Omnivores (n = 129) | 0 < Vegetarian < 6 yrs (n = 55) | 6 ≦ Vegetarian ≦ 11 yrs (n = 61) | Vegetarian > = 12 yrs (n = 55) | ||
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 4.95(4.79-5.10) | 4.33(4.11-4.54)‡ | 4.39(4.18-4.59)‡ | 4.26(4.02-4.50)‡ | < 0.001 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 1.39(1.15-1.64) | 1.04(0.70-1.37) | 1.61(1.29-1.92) | 1.26(0.88-1.63) | 0.056 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 1.22(1.18-1.26) | 1.18(1.12-1.24) | 1.11(1.05-1.16)‡ | 1.14(1.07-1.21) | 0.026 |
LDL- cholesterol (mg/dl) | 3.09(2.95-3.23) | 2.68(2.48-2.87)‡ | 2.55(2.36-2.73) ‡ | 2.55(2.33-2.76)‡ | < 0.001 |
HOMA-IRδ | 1.71(1.19-2.22) | 1.70(0.99-2.41) | 2.34(1.68-3.01) | 1.97(1.18-2.76) | 0.440 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 124(121-128) | 116(111-121)‡ | 119(115-123) | 119(114-124) | 0.048 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 78(76-80) | 72(69-75)‡ | 73(70-76)† | 73(70-76)† | 0.021 |
IMT (cm)δ | 0.62(0.60-0.64) | 0.57(0.55-0.59)† | 0.57(0.55-0.59)† | 0.60(0.57-0.62) | 0.047 |
C-reactive protein(ng/ml)δ | 21.6(20.1-23.1) | 22.7(20.2-25.1) | 21.9(19.7-24.2) | 20.0(17.4-22.6) | 0.581 |
Homocysteine (umol/L)δ | 125.4 (119.3-131.5) | 80.9(70.9-90.8) | 77.9(68.7-87.0) | 72.6(62.0-83.1) | < 0.001 |