From: Vegetarian diet and mental disorders: results from a representative community survey
Completely Vegetarian (N=54) | Predominantly Vegetarian (N=190) | Non vegetarian (total sample) (N=3872) | Non vegetarian (machted sample) (N=242) | Comparision completely/ predominatly vs. matched non-vegetarians OR (95% CI) | Comparision completely vs. matched non-vegetarians OR (95% CI) | |
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Unipolar Depressive Disorders | ||||||
1-month | 7.4% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 5.0% | 1.44 (0.67-3.07) | 1.53 (0.48-4.95) |
12-month | 24.1% | 14.7% | 11.9% | 10.3% | 1.75 (1.03-2.99) | 2.75 (1.30-5.82) |
lifetime | 35.2% | 25.8% | 19.1% | 20.7% | 1.48 (0.98-2.26) | 2.09 (1.10-3.95) |
Anxiety Disorders | ||||||
1-month | 20.4% | 12.6% | 10.7% | 8.7% | 1.76 (0.99-3.13) | 2.69 (1.12-5.99) |
12-month | 31.5% | 19.5% | 17.0% | 13.2% | 1.87 (1.15-3.01) | 3.02 (1.52-5.98) |
lifetime | 31.5% | 22.1% | 18.4% | 15.3% | 1.77 (1.12-2.79) | 2.55 (1.30-4.99) |
Somatoform Disorders and Syndromes | ||||||
1 month | 9.3% | 12.1% | 7.8% | 4.5% | 2.72 (1.32-5.60) | 2.14 (0.71-6.44) |
12 month | 16.7% | 17.9% | 11.6% | 9.5% | 2.04 (1.19-3.50) | 1.90 (0.83-4-39) |
lifetime | 25.9% | 25.8% | 16.9% | 15.3% | 1.93 (1.23-3.03) | 1.94 (0.96-3.91) |
Eating Disorders | ||||||
1-month | 3.7% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | (not computable) | |
12-month | 3.7% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | ||
lifetime | 5.6% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 1.2% |