Table 2. Estimated total nut1 intake and covariates at baseline used in the analyses.
| Total nut intake (g/day) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers | ||||||
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |||
| Nonconsumers 0 g/day | >0–0.7 g/day Median: 0.3 g/day | >0.7–2.3 g/day Median: 1.0 g/day | >2.3–5.7 g/day Median: 3.5 g/day | >5.7 g/day Median: 11.8 g/day | ||
| Participants (n) | 120,197 | 89,014 | 86,213 | 91,788 | 88,948 | |
| PDAC (n) | 400 | 223 | 303 | 196 | 161 | |
| Female (%) | 72.0 | 65.4 | 65.7 | 75.0 | 71.7 | |
| Age at recruitment | 53.6 (47.9–60.2)2 | 50 (40.7–57.9) | 53.7 (49.1–59) | 49.8 (43.4–56.2) | 49.2 (43.3–55.8) | |
| Energy intake (Kcal/day) | 1887 (1,536–2,315) | 1908 (1,544–2,360) | 2049 (1,695–2,467) | 1964 (1,626–2,375) | 2,216 (1,832–2,665) | |
| Dietary fiber (g/day) | 20.7 (16.4–25.8) | 20.3 (16.1–25.2) | 22.3 (17.9–27.6) | 21.9 (17.8–26.8) | 24.3 (19.8–29.7) | |
| Magnesium (mg/day) | 324.4 (266.6–394.1) | 306.6 (251.3–372.8) | 356.7 (297.7–426.2) | 349.6 (293.2–416.5) | 399.7 (333.5–479.7) | |
| Vegetables (g/day) | 169.3 (104.9–262.7) | 143.7 (86.2–236.3) | 163.3 (108.0–241.6) | 203.7 (127.3–316.9) | 207.3 (129.2–326.5) | |
| Fruit (g/day) | 185.2 (100.0–307.6) | 206.8 (110.3–330.9) | 170.7 (94.0–279.9) | 200.9 (114.2–318.5) | 210.6 (118.7–327.9) | |
| Red meat (g/day) | 35.1 (17.9–61.5) | 26.2 (12.2–49.5) | 49.5 (26.9–75.9) | 31.4 (12.8–58.6) | 35.6 (12.3–66.7) | |
| Processed meat (g/day) | 26.9 (13.4–46.4) | 22.6 (9.7–41.0) | 25.9 (14.2–45.0) | 20.0 (5.0–40.6) | 23.6 (6.5–45.4) | |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 25.3 (22.8–28.4) | 25.1 (22.7–27.9) | 25.0 (22.6–27.8) | 24.4 (22.1–27.3) | 24.1 (21.9–27.1) | |
| Time quitting smoking (year) | 14.5 (6.5–23.0) | 13.0 (6.5–21.0) | 15.0 (7.0–23.5) | 14.0 (6.5–22.0) | 13.5 (96.5–21.5) | |
| Smoking status (%) | ||||||
| Never | 48.4 | 53.0 | 44.8 | 50.3 | 48.4 | |
| Former | 25.0 | 25.5 | 28.8 | 26.8 | 27.7 | |
| Smoker | 24.0 | 20.6 | 25.1 | 20.4 | 21.4 | |
| Unknown | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Diabetes (%) | ||||||
| No | 81.4 | 94.9 | 89.9 | 89.8 | 92.6 | |
| Yes | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
| Do not know | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Missing | 14.5 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 5.1 | |
| Alcohol at recruitment | ||||||
| Nondrinker (%) | 26.7 | 26.7 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 8.6 |
| Consumers among women (g/day) | 4.4 (1.4–10.9) | 2.9 (0.8–9.8) | 6.9 (2.2–14.7) | 5.3 (1.6–11.8) | 7.0 (2.3–15.3) | |
| Consumers among men (g/day) | 14.1 (5.4–33.1) | 8.0 (2.8–23.7) | 17.2 (8.1–35.9) | 15.1 (6.5–30.6) | 16.6 (6.8–33.1) | |
1
Total nut intake is the sum of the total intake of nuts and seeds.
2
Median (p25–p75).
Abbreviation: PDAC, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.