Variable Consumers Non-Consumers P   LSM ± SE LSM ± SE   Weight (kg)1 78.1 ± 1.3 81.7 ± 0.2 0.01 Body Mass Index (kg/m2)1 27.4 ± 0.5 28.4 ± 0.1 0.043 Waist Circumference (cm)1 94.6 ± 1.1 97.4 ± 0.2 0.014 Apolipoprotein B (mg/dL)2 89.8 ± 2.1 94.9 ± 0.6 0.018 Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)2 70.3 ± 0.8 71.3 ± 0.2 0.201 Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)2 122.4 ± 1.0 122.5 ± 0.2 0.966 C-reactive protein (mg/dL)2 0.3 ± 0.03 0.4 ± 0.01 0.012 Folate, RBC (ng/mL RBC)2 413.2 ± 22.9 390.7 ± 4.9 0.294 Folate, serum (ng/mL)2 17.2 ± 1.1 15.7 ± 0.2 0.165 Glucose, plasma (mg/dL)2 100.9 ± 1.7 103.0 ± 0.3 0.222 Glycohemoglobin (%)2 5.5 ± 0.1 5.5 ± 0.01 0.324 Insulin (uU/mL)2 11.6 ± 0.8 11.8 ± 0.2 0.798 HOMA-IR2 3.1 ± 0.2 3.2 ± 0.04 0.732 LDL-C (mg/dL)2 113.4 ± 2.9 116.9 ± 0.5 0.24 HDL-C (mg/dL)2 56.4 ± 1.3 53.4 ± 0.2 0.021 Triglycerides (mg/dL)2 133.8 ± 7.5 140.0 ± 1.9 0.434

1Adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, poverty index ratio, physical activity level, alcohol intake, and current smoking status. 2Adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, poverty index ratio, physical activity level, alcohol intake, current smoking status, and BMI. Abbreviations: RBC: Red Blood Cell; HOMA-IR: Homeostatic Model Assessment- Insulin Resistance; LDL-C: Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol.

Table 5: Association of consuming pears with physiologic measures in adults participating in 2001-20010 NHANES.