Comparison of the basic characteristics between the vegetarian and non-vegetarian groups.

BMI = body mass index, BP = blood pressure, HDL-C = high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C = low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, T-Chol = total cholesterol, TG = triglyceride, HOMA-IR = homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance index, MNCEP MetS = modified national cholesterol education program criteria of the metabolic syndrome, IDF MetS = International Diabetes Federation criteria of the metabolic syndrome, and IFG ± DM = impaired fasting glucose ± diabetes mellitus, * diabetics were excluded. + The original numbers were shown despite log transformation before statistical tests.BMI即身体质量指数（Body Mass Index），BP即血压（Blood Pressure），HDL-C即高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（High Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol），LDL-C即低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（Low Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol），T-Chol即总胆固醇（Total Cholesterol），TG即甘油三酯（Triglyceride），HOMA-IR即稳态模型评估胰岛素抵抗指数（Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance Index），MNCEP MetS即改良国家胆固醇教育计划代谢综合征诊断标准（Modified National Cholesterol Education Program Criteria of the Metabolic Syndrome），IDF MetS即国际糖尿病联盟代谢综合征诊断标准（International Diabetes Federation Criteria of the Metabolic Syndrome），IFG ± DM即空腹血糖受损±糖尿病（Impaired Fasting Glucose ± Diabetes Mellitus）；* 糖尿病患者已被排除；+ 尽管在统计检验前进行了对数转换，但仍保留原始数值。