Men | Women | |||||||||||||
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All confirmed vegetarians, pescetarians and low meat consumers from the total cohort | Random sample of meat consumers from the total cohort | Self-reported vegetarians | All confirmed vegetarians, pescetarians and low meat consumers from the total cohort | Random sample of meat consumers from the total cohort | Self-reported vegetarians | |||||||||
Vegetarian | Pescetarian | 1 day/wk | 2-5 day/wk | 6-7 day/wk | Vegetarian | Pescetarian | 1 day/wk | 2-5 day/wk | 6-7 day/wk | |||||
n = 217 | n = 152 | n = 482 | n = 1326 | n = 2973 | P b | n = 416 | n = 485 | n = 242 | n = 914 | n = 1639 | n = 2676 | P b | n = 734 | |
Age (y) | 60.6 ± 4.0c | 60.8 ± 3.7 | 61.3 ± 4.3 | 62.6 ± 4.2 | 62.3 ± 4.2 | 0.21 | 61.0 ± 4.2 | 61.8 ± 1.1 | 60.7 ± 4.3 | 61.5 ± 4.2 | 61.5 ± 4.3 | 61.4 ± 4.3 | 0.83 | 61.3 ± 4.2 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 ± 2.6 | 23.4 ± 2.5 | 24.2 ± 2.7 | 24.8 ± 2.5 | 25.1 ± 2.6 | <0.001 | 23.4 ± 2.5 | 23.1 ± 3.1 | 22.7 ± 3.0 | 23.9 ± 3.6 | 24.9 ± 3.5 | 25.2 ± 3.5 | <0.001 | 23.1 ± 3.1 |
Physical activity, non-occupational (min/day) | 72.0 ± 45 | 76.1 ± 47 | 80.2 ± 65 | 79.0 ± 62 | 79.1 ± 69 | 0.57 | 76.6 ± 51 | 67.8 ± 42 | 67.1 ± 50 | 66.2 ± 51 | 66.4 ± 54 | 62.7 ± 51 | 0.067 | 68.9 ± 48 |
Current smokers (%) | 16% | 11% | 23% | 35% | 37% | <0.001 | 13% | 9% | 15% | 19% | 24% | 19% | <0.001 | 10% |
Level of Education | ||||||||||||||
Lower vocational | 21% | 24% | 33% | 45% | 45% | <0.001 | 23% | 29% | 34% | 43% | 53% | 59% | <0.001 | 27% |
Second and medium vocational | 32% | 32% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 33% | 48% | 41% | 42% | 33% | 33% | 48% | ||
University and higher vocational | 47% | 43% | 33% | 20% | 19% | 43% | 23% | 24% | 16% | 9% | 7% | 24% | ||
Marital status | ||||||||||||||
Married (%) | 77% | 87% | 79% | 89% | 90% | <0.001 | 80% | 55% | 61% | 53% | 65% | 74% | <0.001 | 55% |
Reproductive factors (women only) | ||||||||||||||
Age at menarche (y) | 13.3 ± 1.5 | 13.6 ± 1.9 | 13.5 ± 1.8 | 13.6 ± 1.7 | 13.7 ± 1.8 | <0.001 | 13.4 ± 1.7 | |||||||
Age at menopause (y) | 48.9 ± 4.1 | 48.9 ± 4.6 | 48.6 ± 4.6 | 48.7 ± 4.4 | 48.7 ± 4.5 | 0.75 | 48.8 ± 4.4 | |||||||
Use of oral contraceptives (% yes) | 22% | 33% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 0.017 | 29% | |||||||
Use of post-menopausal hormones (% ever) | 11% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 0.19 | 13% | |||||||
Age at first birth (y) | 27.1 ± 4.1 | 27.4 ± 4.2 | 26.7 ± 4.5 | 26.8 ± 4.2 | 27.0 ± 4.3 | 0.10 | 27.2 ± 4.1 | |||||||
Parity (number of children) | 2.3 ± 2.1 | 2.5 ± 2.0 | 2.5 ± 2.2 | 2.8 ± 2.2 | 2.8 ± 2.2 | <0.001 | 2.3 ± 2.1 |