Physiologic Outcomes Consumers Mean ± SE Non-consumers Mean ± SE P Value
Weight (kg) 75.75 ± 1.58 81.93 ± 0.31 0.0002
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) 26.44 ± 0.52 28.60 ± 0.11 0.0001
Waist Circumference (cm) 92.17 ± 1.28 97.89 ± 0.25 <0.0001
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)* 112.13 ± 5.60 116.29 ± 0.55 0.4653
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)* 56.73 ± 1.49 54.05 ± 0.22 0.0705
Triglyceride (mg/dL)* 126.55 ± 7.92 136.70 ± 1.68 0.2189
C-reactive protein(mg/dL)* 0.36 ± 0.04 0.42 ± 0.01 0.1768
BP Diastolic (mm Hg)* 68.89 ± 1.14 70.87 ± 0.26 0.1028
BP Systolic (mm Hg)* 120.02 ± 1.17 122.27 ± 0.24 0.0607
Glucose, plasma (mg/dL)* 103.14 ± 2.31 103.30 ± 0.40 0.9484
Insulin (uU/mL)* 11.99 ± 0.60 11.72 ± 0.16 0.6559
HOMA-IR* 3.75 ± 0.43 3.37 ± 0.05 0.3827
Data Source:  Participants 19 years and older in the NHANES 2003-2010 Covariates:  gender, ethnicity, age, poverty income ratio, physical activity, smoker status, alcohol; those outcomes marked with * also had BMI as a covariate Abbreviations:  LDL=low-density cholesterol, HDL=high-density cholesterol, BP=blood pressure; HOMA-IR=Homeostasis Model of Assessment - Insulin Resistance
Table 4: Physiologic outcomes among adult chickpea/hummus consumers and non-consumers.