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Table 4 Mean age at adoption of the vegetarian diet and at the onset of mental disorder in completely and predominantly vegetarians with mental disorder

From: Vegetarian diet and mental disorders: results from a representative community survey

Age of onset

N

M

SD

Vegetarian diet

121a

30.58

14.63

Depressive Disorders

68

24.69

12.95

Anxiety Disorders

62

18.85

13.01

Somatoform Disorders and Syndromes

63

19.04

10.36

Eating Disorders

6

16.00

2.00

  1. a: number of vegetarians with mental disorders.