Figure 15.

Forest plot of randomized controlled trials investigating the effects of nut consumption combined with energy-restricted diet on homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) [28,39,46,47,48]. Squares represent the weight of studies in meta-analysis and horizontal lines their 95% CI; diamond’s center represents the combined treatment effect and horizontal tips represent the 95% CI. CI: confidence interval; SMD: standard mean difference. T1, first assessment after intervention; T2, second assessment after intervention; WP, whole roasted peanuts group; SP, skinned peanuts group.