Table 2 Anthropometry, NAFLD risk groups, and liver function test according to nut intake categories

 n (%)

1848 (100%)

814 (44.0%)

669 (36.2%)

182 (9.8%)

183 (9.9%)

-

 Median nut intake (g/d) ^a

7.6 (2.4, 21.4)

0 ^w

3.4 (0.9, 7.5) ^x

19.9 (16.7, 23.6) ^y

44.9 (35.7, 67.3) ^z

<0.001 ⁱ

 Weight (kg)

80.2 (19.3)

80.9 (19.1)

79.2 (19.5)

77.9 (19.1)

82.3 (19.2)

0.056 ⁱ

 BMI (kg/m²)

29.3 (6.2)

29.7 (6.3) ^w

29.0 (6.3) ^w

28.5 (6.1) ^w

28.9 (5.9) ^w

0.026 ⁱ

 Waist circumference (cm)

103 (14.6)

104 (14.3) ^w

102 (14.7) ^{w, x}

100 (15.1) ^x

103 (15.1) ^{w, x}

0.015 ⁱ

 FLI<30, n (%)

726 (39.3)

289 (35.5)

278 (41.6)

88 (48.4)

71 (38.8)

0.023 ^j

 30<FLI<60, n (%)

483 (26.1)

220 (27.0)

167 (25.0)

41 (22.5)

55 (30.1)

 FLI>60, n (%)

639 (34.6)

305 (37.5)

224 (33.5)

53 (29.1)

57 (31.1)

 ALT (U/L) ^b

19.0 (16.0, 25.0)

19.0 (16.0, 24.0) ^w

19.0 (16.0, 24.0) ^w

19.0 (15.8, 25.0) ^w

22.0 (18.0, 27.0) ^x

0.001 ⁱ

 AST (U/L) ^c

23.0 (20.0, 27.0)

23.0 (20.0, 27.0) ^w

23.0 (20.0, 27.0) ^w

22.5 (20.0, 26.0) ^w

24.0 (21.0, 28.0) ^w

0.023 ⁱ

 GGT (U/L) ^d

19.0 (14.0, 27.0)

19.0 (14.0, 27.0) ^w

18.0 (14.0, 26.0) ^{w, x}

16.0 (13.8, 25.0) ^x

19.0 (15.0, 27.0) ^{w, x}

0.043 ⁱ

 Total protein (g/dL) ^e

7.03 (0.48)

7.09 (0.49) ^w

7.00 (0.47) ^x

6.98 (0.47) ^x

6.97 (0.49) ^x

<0.001 ⁱ

 Albumin (g/dL) ^f

4.20 (0.29)

4.18 (0.30) ^w

4.19 (0.29) ^w

4.23 (0.29) ^{w, x}

4.27 (0.27) ^x

<0.001 ⁱ

 Globulin (g/dL) ^g

2.83 (0.47)

2.91 (0.46) ^w

2.80 (0.47) ^x

2.75 (0.44) ^{x, y}

2.70 (0.47) ^y

<0.001 ⁱ

 Total bilirubin (mg/dL) ^h

0.676 (0.269)

0.672 (0.268)

0.668 (0.259)

0.701 (0.300)

0.696 (0.277)

0.341 ⁱ