Comparative analysis of fatty acid profiles across omnivorous, flexitarians, vegetarians, and vegans: insights from the NuEva study

Table 3 Anti-inflammatory and inflammatory markers and adipokines according to diet group

	WD (23 m, 39 w)		Flex (14 m, 55 w)		VG (18 m, 46 w)		VN (17 m, 40 w)
IL-6 [pg/ml]	0.74 / 2.34	a	0.81 / 1.60	a	1.15 / 2.24	a	0.91 / 1.81	a
IL-8 [pg/ml]	5.04 / 3.71	a	5.49 / 3.80	a	5.27 / 2.96	a	4.92 / 3.30	a
IL-10 [pg/ml]	2.07 / 3.05	a	2.49 / 2.09	a	2.28 /1.71	a	1.91 / 2.54	a
TNF-α [pg/ml]	2.65 / 7.08	a	2.93 / 2.92	a	3.20 / 3.43	a	2.78 / 3.02	a
hsCRP [mg/l]	0.60 / 1.55	a	0.70 / 0.93	a	0.55 / 0.93	a	0.40 / 0.30	a
Adiponectin [ng/ml]	80.09 / 97.77	a	71.25 / 49.93	a	88.36 / 66.23	a	71.77 / 55.82	a
Leptin [ng/ml]	7.39 / 13.81	a	6.06 / 9.58	a, b	5.12 / 6.05	a, b	3.73 / 8.03	b
Adiponectin/Leptin	9.23 / 27.95	a	13.41 / 24.82	a	14.00 / 29.84	a	13.33 / 49.86	a

Results are presented as median / IQR. Diet groups that do not share indices (a, b) differ significantly (Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Benjamini-Hochberg correction (p < 0.05)). Abbreviations: WD = omnivores, Flex = flexitarians, VG = vegetarians, VN = vegans, IL = interleukin, TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor α, hsCRP = high-sensitive C-reactive protein

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