TABLE 4.

Serum analytes of adults who consumed control and walnut diets, each for 3 wk¹

	Control	Walnut	SEM	P
Cholesterol, mg/dL	194	187	7.1	0.03
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL	117	108	6.5	<0.01
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	48.0	48.5	3.0	0.51
TGs, mg/dL	92.4	89.8	8.2	0.35
Glucose, mg/dL	99.7	99.5	1.6	0.79
IL-6, pg/mL	1.43	1.36	0.18	0.32
CRP, ng/mL	3330	3830	1290	0.37
SAA, ng/mL	5490	6104	2790	0.52
sICAM, ng/mL	336	334	16.4	0.68
sVCAM, ng/mL	503	502	32.6	0.86

¹Values are least-square means ± pooled SEMs; n = 18 participants in a crossover design. Treatment effects were evaluated with the use of a mixed-model ANOVA. CRP, C-reactive protein; SAA, serum amyloid A; sICAM, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule; sVCAM, soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule.