Baseline characteristics of participants according to nut consumption
| Characteristic* | Frequency of nut consumption | |||
| None (n=32 334) | 1–3/month (n=24 707) | 1–2/week (n=3315) | ≥3/week (n=1008) | |
| Age (years) | 60.1 | 57.5 | 56.7 | 56.6 |
| Postsecondary education (%) | 16.3 | 23.4 | 33.9 | 36.8 |
| Family history of myocardial infarction (%) | 15.1 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 13.8 |
| Current smoker (%) | 25.7 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 22.6 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.6 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 24.6 |
| Walking/bicycling ≥40 min/day (%) | 39.2 | 38.2 | 38.2 | 46.9 |
| Exercise ≥2 hours/week (%) | 63.1 | 64.5 | 67.9 | 70.1 |
| Diabetes (%) | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 6.0 |
| Hypertension (%) | 20.9 | 18.6 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia (%) | 11.0 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.9 |
| Aspirin use ≥7 tablets/week (%) | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| Alcohol (drinks/week)† | 6.6 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 9.9 |
| Total energy intake (kcal/day) | 2200 | 2300 | 2500 | 2700 |
| Fruit consumption (servings/day) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Vegetable consumption (servings/day) | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
*Standardised to the age distribution of the study population at baseline. Values are means if not otherwise indicated.
†Among current drinkers (1 drink equals 12 g alcohol).