Table 4.

Relative risks of coronary heart disease in women according to frequency of consumption of peanuts and other nuts (1 oz serving) reported in 1986

Type of nut	Frequency of nut consumption			P for trend
	Almost never	1-3/month to once/week	⩾2-4 times/week
Peanut
No of cases	330	242	36	—
Age adjusted	1.0	0.87 (0.74 to 1.03)	0.57 (0.41 to 0.81)	0.001
Multivariate*	1.0	0.96 (0.81 to 1.13)	0.66 (0.46 to 0.94)	0.06
Other
No of cases	360	228	20	—
Age adjusted	1.0	1.00 (0.85 to 1.18)	0.64 (0.41 to 1.00)	0.23
Multivariate*	1.0	1.14 (0.96 to 1.35)	0.79 (0.50 to 1.25)	0.62

^*Adjusting for age (5-year category); time period (7 periods); body mass index (five categories); cigarette smoking (never, past, and current smoking of 1-14, 15-24, and ⩾25 cigarettes per day); history of hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolaemia; menopausal status (premenopausal, postmenopausal without hormone replacement, postmenopausal with past hormone replacement, postmenopausal with current hormone replacement); parental history of myocardial infarction before 60 years of age; use of multivitamins; use of vitamin E supplements; alcohol consumption (four categories); aspirin use (non-user, 1-6/week, ⩾7/week, and dose unknown); vigorous exercise ⩾1/week; and total energy intake.