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COFFEE USE PRIOR TO MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION RESTUDIED: HEAVIER INTAKE MAY INCREASE THE RISK

KLATSKY, ARTHUR L., FRIEDMAN, GARY D., ARMSTRONG, MARY ANNE·1990·American Journal of Epidemiology

Abstract

Because of conflicting evidence about the relation of coffee use to coronary artery disease, the authors conducted a new cohort study of hospitalizations among 101,774 white persons and black persons admitted to Kaiser Permanente hospitals in northern California in 1978-1986. In analyses controlled for eight covariates, use of coffee was associated with higher risk of myocardial infarction (p = 0.0002). Compared with nondrinkers of coffee, the following relative risks (RRs) were found: at 1-3 cups/day, RR = 1.14 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.91-1.42); at 4-6 cups/day, RR = 1.42 (CI 1.10-1.84), p = 0.007; and at greater than 6 cups/day, RR = 1.41 (CI 1.00-1.99), p = 0.05. The relation remained significant when also controlled for blood cholesterol, blood glucose, blood pressure, and adiposity, singly or combined. Tea use was unrelated to myocardial infarction; neither coffee nor tea was related to other coronary diagnoses. Although causality remains unestablished and uncertainty remains, the authors conclude that 1) these data suggest a weak independent relation of coffee use to acute myocardial infarction, not mediated by an effect on blood cholesterol; and 2) persons at risk of myocardial infarction should consider limitation of coffee intake to less than 4 cups/day.

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Authors
KLATSKY, A. L., FRIEDMAN, G. D., & ARMSTRONG, M. A.
Affiliations
Kaiser Permanente (US)
Corresponding author
KLATSKY, ARTHUR L.
Venue
American Journal of Epidemiology
Published
1990-09
Volume
132
Issue
3
Pages
479-488
ISSN
  • 0002-9262 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-6256
OpenAlex
W2344779616
Cited by
89
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Coffee research and impacts
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Keywords
coffee consumption, myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, dose-response relationship, serum cholesterol, cardiovascular risk factors, hospitalization, dietary risk factors
MeSH terms
Aged, Alcohol Drinking, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure, Caffeine, California, Cholesterol, Coffee, Epidemiologic Methods, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction, Risk Factors, Smoking, Tea

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