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Table 2 DASS and POMS scores at baseline and after the 2-wk diet intervention for participants randomized to omnivorous, fish, or vegetarian dietsa

From: Restriction of meat, fish, and poultry in omnivores improves mood: A pilot randomized controlled trial

 

Omnivorous diet

Fish diet

Vegetarian diet

 
 

Baseline

Week 2

Baseline

Week 2

Baseline

Week 2

P

DASS-global

7 (13)

6 (13)

13 (16)

6 (12)

11 (12)

4.59 (9)

.559

DASS-D

depression

1 (2)

1 (2)

2 (17)

1 (4)

1 (4)

1 (2)

.984

DASS-A

anxiety

25 (60)

10 (19)

27 (37)

13 (15)

55 (66)

15 (32)

.502

DASS-S

stress

20 (28)

14 (16)

18 (18)

8 (13)

21.5 (25)

8.5 (14)b

.045

POMS-Total

8 (26)

3 (22)

18 (18)

8 (13)

21.5 (25)

5 (23)

.087

POMS-T

tension

6 (4)

5 (5)

7 (5)

7 (4)

8 (8)

4(4)

.061

POMS-D

depression

3 (5)

3 (4)

5 (6)

2 (7)

3 (10)

2 (2)

.448

POMS-A

anxiety

3 (16)

3 (5)

5 (10)

4 (4)

6 (11)

2 (5)

.713

POMS-F

fatigue

5 (5)

4 (6)

7 (5)

4 (5)

8 (7)

3 (9)

.936

POMS-C

confusion

3 (5)

4 (5)

5 (5)

4 (5)

9 (8)

3 (6)b

.003

POMS-V

vigor

17 (9)

18 (9)

19 (10)

14 (9)

14 (14)

19 (13)

.729

  1. a Data are median (IQR); P value for 2-wk change in scores by group (Oneway ANOVA for DASS data which were square root transformed to achieve normality; Kruskal Wallis test for POMS data which were not normally distributed)
  2. b Change from baseline significantly greater for vegetarian diet than for omnivorous or fish diet (between group analysis)
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