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Table 1 Characterization of the study population

From: Exercise capacity of vegan, lacto-ovo-vegetarian and omnivorous recreational runners

 

OMN

(n = 26)

P value

OMN-LOV

LOV

(n = 26)

P value

LOV-VEG

VEG

(n = 24)

P value

OMN-VEG

P value

3 groups

Age, years

27.2 ± 4.05

–

27.6 ± 4.31

–

27.5 ± 4.26

–

0.937a

Sex

m = 10, w = 16

–

m = 10, w = 16

–

m = 9, w = 15

–

0.997c

BMI, kg/m2

22.2 ± 1.73

–

21.6 ± 1.98

–

22.0 ± 2.23

–

0.559a

Duration of diet

      

0.001d

 <  0.5 years (%)

0

 

0

 

0

  

 0.5–1 year (%)

0

 

15.4

 

20.8

  

 1–2 years (%)

3.8

 

11.5

 

12.5

  

 2–3 years (%)

0

 

7.7

 

29.2

  

 >  3 years (%)

96.2

 

65.4

 

37.5

  

Training habits

 Training frequency per week

3.04 ± 0.98

–

3.19 ± 0.90

–

3.00 ± 0.85

–

0.735a

 Running distance per week, km

28.03 ± 14.66

–

34.41 ± 14.53

–

25.53 ± 12.30

–

0.054a

 Running time per week, h

2.72 ± 1.11

–

3.38 ± 1.43

–

2.65 ± 1.38

–

0.079a

 Heart rate during training, bpm

159.91 ± 8.89

–

151.99 ± 12.29

–

156.46 ± 12.52

–

0.173b

Body composition

 TBW, L

39.3 ± 6.74

–

38.5 ± 6.40

–

38.9 ± 8.20

–

0.864a

 LBM, kg

53.7 ± 9.21

–

52.6 ± 8.75

–

53.2 ± 11.2

–

0.866a

 Body fat, %

21.5 ± 5.91

–

21.8 ± 6.19

–

20.7 ± 5.79

–

0.797b

 BCM, %

54.5 ± 3.33

0.043c

52.3 ± 3.25

n.s.

52.5 ± 2.76

n.s.

0.029b

  1. OMN = omnivorous athletes, LOV = lacto-ovo-vegetarian athletes, VEG = vegan athletes, n.s. = not significant, TBW = total body water, LBM = lean body mass, BCM = body cell mass. Data are presented as mean (SD)
  2. aKruskal Wallis test
  3. bOne-way ANOVA
  4. cPost hoc test
  5. dChi square test