of borderline significanceP = .061
When examined as a dose‐response, the interaction was of borderline significance ( P = .061), showing the same trend of females showing lower diabetes prevalence with increasing walnut consumption. 4 DISCUSSION Against a background of meta‐analyses showing heterogeneity in the relationship between nut consumption and diabetes mellitus, we examined this with regard to both nuts in general and walnuts specifically in the US population.