Table 8 Studies of vegetarian diets and serum markers of coagulation
From: Diet as prophylaxis and treatment for venous thromboembolism?
Author | Study Design | Population | Exposure variable | Outcome variable | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Li [73] | Case-control | 139 healthy male subjects aged 20-55 in Melbourne | Vegetarians (NOS) v. Omnivores | factor VII activity | Lacto-ovo vegetarians had significantly lower plasma factor VII activity |
Mezzano [70] | Case-control | 52 Chilean subjects | Lacto or lacto-ovo Vegetarians v. Omnivores | PT, fibrinogen, factor Vc, factor VIIc, factor VIIIc, antithrombin III, protein S, plasminogen, protein C | Lacto-ovo vegetarians had significantly lower levels of fibrinogen, factor Vc, factor VIIc, factor VIIIc, antithrombin III, protein S, plasminogen, prothrombin, protein C |
Pan [123] | Case-control | 203 healthy Taiwanese age <30 | 60 vegetarians and 143 omnivores | PT, APTT, fibrinogen, factor VIIc, factor VIIIc, antithrombin III, plasminogen, | Vegetarian men did not differ from omnivore men. Women: factor VIIIc higher and APTT shorter in vegetarian women versus omnivore women |