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Table 1 General characteristics of vegans and the general population from the Danish National Survey of Dietary Habits and Physical Activity (DANSDA)

From: Intake of macro- and micronutrients in Danish vegans

 

Vegan

DANSDA

P-value

n

75 (53)

1627 (56)

0.7227*

Age (years)

28

42

<0.0001**

(25–34)

(33–52)

BMI (kg · m−2)

21.0

24.4

<0.0001**

(19.8–22.2)

(22.2–27.0)

Smoking

   

 Current smokers

11

26

0.0017*

 Never smokers

57

48

0.1558*

 Previous smokers

32

26

0.2250*

Education

   

 Primary school or less

4

8

0.2021*

 Secondary school

32

7

<0.0001*

 Vocational

7

35

<0.0001*

 Higher education (<3y)

8

8

1*

 Higher education (≥3y)

49

42

0.2314*

  1. Data is number of subjects (percent women). Age and BMI are presented as median (inter quartile range). Smoking status and educational background are presented as percentage in each group
  2. *Fischer’s exact test for difference in proportions
  3. **Wilcoxon rank sum test
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Nutrition Journal

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