Clinical Study

Markers of Cardiovascular Risk in Postmenopausal Women with Type 2 Diabetes Are Improved by the Daily Consumption of Almonds or Sunflower Kernels: A Feeding Study

Table 4

Effect of the almond and sunflower kernel diets on body weight and body mass index.

DietBaseline mean (SD)Final mean (SD)Difference (95% CI) value

Weight (kg)Almond75.59 (15.22)74.69 (14.49)0.08 (−0.19, 0.37)0.540
Sunflower kernel75.80 (15.88)74.96 (15.21)
BMI (kg/m2)Almond29.16 (5.07)28.83 (4.83)0.03 (−0.08, 0.14)0.587
Sunflower kernel29.24 (5.29)28.92 (5.07)

Values are adjusted for baseline and order, and values are for the difference between AD and SKD.