Table 1. Serum lipid biomarkers demonstrating the effect of nut consumption protocol.

Serum lipid biomarkers demonstrating the effect of nut consumption protocol; p-values represent general differences between our baseline, control, and nut-enriched diet periods (p < 0.05; significantly different). Values are means ± standard deviations. 

HDL, high density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol; LDL, low density lipoprotein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Variables	Sample size (n)	Baseline (t = 0)	Diet periods		p-value
			Control  (t = 2)	Nut-enriched (t = 6)
		mg/dL
Total cholesterol	11	251.0 ± 24.8	246.6 ± 24.3	226.1 ± 25.6	0.017930
HDL cholesterol	10	53.1 ± 13.7	55.4 ± 13.6	61.5 ± 13.2	<0.0001
TC:HDL-C ratio	10	4.93 ± 1.16	4.63 ± 1.20	3.89 ± 0.74	0.000630
LDL cholesterol	11	159.7 ± 12.3	153.6 ± 10.1	135.6 ± 5.0	<0.000119
Triglycerides	10	186.4 ± 38.0	155.1 ± 30.7	129.3 ± 37.4	<0.0001
		mm/h
ESR	9	14.4 ± 5.1	14.3 ± 6.3	10.4 ± 5.1	0.00011