TABLE 2.

The association of consumption of nuts and peanut butter with CVD/MI among 6309 women with type 2 diabetes in the NHS¹

Nuts and peanut butter consumption	Almost never	1–3 servings/mo to 1 serving/wk	2–4 servings/wk	≥5 servings/wk	P-trend
CVD
Person-years	3832	18529	25876	6419
n	51	220	316	47
Age-adjusted RR	1ref	0.67 (0.48, 0.94)	0.68 (0.48, 0.95)	0.43 (0.28, 0.67)	0.015
Multivariate RR2	1ref	0.72 (0.50, 1.02)	0.80 (0.56, 1.14)	0.56 (0.36, 0.89)	0.44
MI
n	39	152	229	32
Age-adjusted RR	1ref	0.60 (0.40, 0.91)	0.63 (0.43, 0.93)	0.40 (0.24, 0.67)	0.05
Multivariate RR2	1ref	0.63 (0.41, 0.96)	0.74 (0.49, 1.13)	0.56 (0.33, 0.97)	0.85

¹One serving nuts = 16 g (1 tablespoon) and 1 serving peanut butter = 28 g (1 ounce).

²Multivariate model was adjusted for age, BMI, physical activity, alcohol consumption, family history of MI, hormone use and menopausal status, smoking, aspirin intake, duration of diabetes years, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, total energy intake, cereal fiber, glycemic load, saturated fat, and trans fat.