Awareness and Perception of Plant-Based Diets for the Treatment and Management of Type 2 Diabetes in a Community Education Clinic: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Knowledge and perception of plant-based diets in patients attending a Diabetes Education Centre.

Age
<50 y	28 (28.6%)
≥50 y	70 (71.4%)
Sex (% male)	54 (55.1%)
Body Mass Index
Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m^2)	26 (26.5%)
Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m^2)	26 (26.5%)
Obese (≥30.0 kg/m^2)	46 (46.9%)
Diabetes type
Prediabetes	14 (15.1%)
Type 1 diabetes	17 (18.7%)
Type 2 diabetes	62 (68.1%)
Time since diagnosis of diabetes
0–10 years	57 (65.5%)
10+ years	30 (34.5%)
Dietary practices
Not on plant-based diet	85 (91.4%)
Semivegetarian	6 (6.5%)
Pesco-vegetarian	2 (2.2%)
Patient history in diabetes clinic
New patient	41 (44.6%)
Returning patient	52 (55.4%)

Note: values may not add up to 100% due to missing responses and rounding.
excludes = 11 prediabetics.
Values for continuous measures are . Categorical measures are (%).