IJCS | Volume 32, Nº6, November / December 2019

625 Figure 1 - Recruitment process of vegetarians for participation in the study. Figure 2 - Recruitment process of omnivores for participation in the study. Pimentel et al. Nutritional status and vegetarians Int J Cardiovasc Sci. 2019;32(6):623-634 Original Article of weight, height and waist circumference (WC). After application of the exclusion criteria, participants included had blood samples collected for laboratory analysis. Vegetarianism: participants were classified by the type of vegetarian diet or eating practices by self- report; they were asked if they considered themselves