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German vegan study: diet, life-style factors, and cardiovascular risk profile

Waldmann, A.; Koschizke, J. W.; Leitzmann, C.; Hahn, A.

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2005-12

10.1159/000088888

PMID: 16219987

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BACKGROUND/AIM: Evaluation of cardiovascular risk profile in 154 German vegans. METHODS: Cross-sectional study, Germany. Study instruments: 2 FFQ, 2 questionnaires, analyses of fasting venous blood samples. RESULTS: The total study population had a low BMI (mean: 22.3 kg/m(2)), a moderate blood pressure (mean: 120/75 mm Hg), an extremely low consumption of alcohol (mean: 0.77 g/day) and 96.8% were nonsmokers. Moderate physical activity (PAL) was reported by nearly 50%, whereas 22.7% declared to have a high PAL (>3 h/week). Median triacylglycerol (TG) was 0.81 mmol/l, total cholesterol (TC) was 4.33 mmol/l, HDL was 1.34 mmol/l. The mean TC/HDL-ratio was 3.3. Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) was 8.13 mg/dl, concentrations of >30 mg/dl were prevalent in 25% of the participants. In general, status of folate and pyridoxine were sufficient, while 49.7% showed cobalamin concentrations

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Female; Humans; Male; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Middle Aged; Exercise; Risk Factors; Energy Intake; Diet, Vegetarian; Cardiovascular Diseases; Nutritional Requirements; Vitamin B 12; Lipids; Life Style; Vitamin B 12 Deficiency; Smoking; Surveys and Questionnaires; Germany; Alcohol Drinking

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