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Table 1 Baseline characteristic of children and adolescents according to tertiles of nut consumption
| Nuts (serving/wk./1000Kcal) | P for trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (< 0.64) | T2 (0.65–1.60) | T3 (> 1.61) | ||
| Participants (n) | 113 | 113 | 113 | |
| Median (serving/wk./1000Kcal) | 0.34 | 0.99 | 2.78 | |
| Age (years) | 9.2 ± 1.7 | 9.3 ± 1.7 | 9.4 ± 1.8 | 0.471 |
| Girls (%) | 44.6 | 44.2 | 54.4 | 0.142 |
| WC (cm) | 80.5 ± 10.6 | 80.6 ± 8.4 | 80.9 ± 9.7 | 0.707 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.4 ± 3.5 | 23.2 ± 2.9 | 23.3 ± 3.3 | 0.864 |
| BMI z-score | 0.2 ± 1.0 | 0.1 ± 0.9 | 0.1 ± 1.0 | 0.864 |
| Obesity (%) | 68.8 | 69.9 | 66.7 | 0.735 |
| Low physical activity (%) | 61.6 | 52.2 | 55.3 | 0.606 |
| Pubertal (%) | 80.4 | 78.8 | 88.6 | 0.101 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 105.1 ± 12.8 | 104.2 ± 13.0 | 105.3 ± 13.7 | 0.737 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 64.8 ± 8.4 | 65.2 ± 8.4 | 66.2 ± 10.5 | 0.251 |
| High blood pressure (%) | 19.6 | 25.7 | 25.4 | 0.307 |
| FPG (mg/dl) | 90.8 ± 9.5 | 91.2 ± 9.0 | 89.8 ± 8.9 | 0.341 |
| High FPG (%) | 19.6 | 14.3 | 15.9 | 0.456 |
| Serum triglycerides (mg/dl) | 107.5 (80.0–134.0) | 101.0 (74.0–134.0) | 106.0 (75–152.2) | 0.195 |
| High triglyceride (%) | 44.6 | 42.1 | 47.8 | 0.635 |
