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/m2)
26 (26.5%)
Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2)
26 (26.5%)
Obese (≥30.0 kg/m2)
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 (%).