Table 2. Dietary patterns compared among patients grouped according to their frequency of nut consumption.
| Patient characteristics | <1 time/week, n = 2502 | 1–6 times/week, n = 1506 | 1 time/day, n = 505 | ≥2 times/day, n = 142 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol consumption ≥3 times/week | 31.0% | 37.5% | 29.7% | 32.4% | <0.001 |
| Fast food ≥1/month | 51.0% | 57.9% | 41.5% | 34.8% | <0.001 |
| Daily fruit intake | 59.5% | 71.8% | 84.5% | 84.1% | <0.001 |
| Daily vegetable intake | 63.8% | 75.4% | 86.2% | 86.3% | <0.001 |
| Daily sweets intake | 30.8% | 37.3% | 41.5% | 39.1% | <0.001 |
| Daily coffee intake | 48.6% | 58.4% | 53.1% | 54.9% | <0.001 |
| Daily SSB intake | 10.2% | 13.9% | 10.3% | 9.9% | 0.002 |
| Red meat ≥2days/week | 71.3% | 65.4% | 55.7% | 46.6% | <0.001 |
| White meat ≥2days/week | 32.5% | 32.8% | 31.9% | 27.5% | 0.663 |
| Fish ≥1day/week | 76.4% | 86.8% | 83.8% | 85.5% | <0.001 |
| Adopted AHEI-2010* | 42.4±8.7 | 49.3±8.2 | 57.6±7.8 | 60.6±8.2 | <0.001 |
* The percentage of trans-Isomers of fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids from total energy intake could not be sufficiently calculated owing to the nature of our FFQ. Therefore, these variables could not be calculated leading to a maximum score of 90 points.
Abbreviations: SSB–sugar-sweetened beverages.