TY - JOUR
T1 - Coffee and serum lipids
T2 - Findings from the Olivetti heart study
AU - Jossa, Fabrizio
AU - Krogh, Vittorio
AU - Farinaro, Eduardo
AU - Panico, Salvatore
AU - Giumetti, Dante
AU - Galasso, Rocco
AU - Celentano, Egidio
AU - Mancini, Mario
AU - Trevisan, Maurizio
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - The relationship between coffee consumption and blood lipids was analyzed in a sample of 900 male workers of southern Italy participating in the Olivetti Heart Study. In the univariate analysis, coffee drinkers (n = 856) had higher values for body mass index (P ≤ 0.05) and number of cigarettes smoked per day (P ≤ 0.001), and lower levels of serum high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (P ≤ 0.05), compared to noncoffee drinkers (n = 44). In addition, coffee consumption (cups/d) was positively related to serum triglyceride levels (r = 0.105, P ≤ 0.01) and cigarette smoking (r = 0.491, P ≤ 0.01), and was inversely related to age (r = -0.122, P ≤ 0.01). After multivariate adjustment, coffee consumption remained significantly related to age, cigarette smoking, and body mass index (data not shown). After stratification for smoking status, a significant positive linear trend between coffee consumption and serum total cholesterol was observed only in smokers. No significant trend was observed for serum triglycerides and high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol with coffee intake according to smoking status. This finding suggests that the relationship between coffee consumption and serum total cholesterol may change with the smoking status.
AB - The relationship between coffee consumption and blood lipids was analyzed in a sample of 900 male workers of southern Italy participating in the Olivetti Heart Study. In the univariate analysis, coffee drinkers (n = 856) had higher values for body mass index (P ≤ 0.05) and number of cigarettes smoked per day (P ≤ 0.001), and lower levels of serum high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (P ≤ 0.05), compared to noncoffee drinkers (n = 44). In addition, coffee consumption (cups/d) was positively related to serum triglyceride levels (r = 0.105, P ≤ 0.01) and cigarette smoking (r = 0.491, P ≤ 0.01), and was inversely related to age (r = -0.122, P ≤ 0.01). After multivariate adjustment, coffee consumption remained significantly related to age, cigarette smoking, and body mass index (data not shown). After stratification for smoking status, a significant positive linear trend between coffee consumption and serum total cholesterol was observed only in smokers. No significant trend was observed for serum triglycerides and high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol with coffee intake according to smoking status. This finding suggests that the relationship between coffee consumption and serum total cholesterol may change with the smoking status.
KW - cigarette smoking
KW - Coffee consumption
KW - serum total cholesterol
KW - serum triglycerides
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U2 - 10.1016/1047-2797(93)90027-2
DO - 10.1016/1047-2797(93)90027-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 8275197
AN - SCOPUS:0027276436
VL - 3
SP - 250
EP - 255
JO - Annals of Epidemiology
JF - Annals of Epidemiology
SN - 1047-2797
IS - 3
ER -