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Abstract Title:

Coffee consumption and risk of hypertension in the SUN Project.

Abstract Source:

Clin Nutr. 2017 Dec 21. Epub 2017 Dec 21. PMID: 29331442

Abstract Author(s):

A M Navarro, M A Martinez-Gonzalez, A Gea, R Ramallal, M Ruiz-Canela, E Toledo

Article Affiliation:

A M Navarro

Abstract:

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Evidence on coffee consumption and its association with the incidence of hypertension is still inconsistent. The aim of this study was to examine the association of regular or decaffeinated coffee consumption with the risk of developing hypertension in a middle-aged Mediterranean cohort.

METHODS: The SUN Project is a prospective open cohort with more than 22,500 Spanish university graduates. For the present study, we analyzed data from 13,374 participants initially free of hypertension (mean follow-up 9.1 years). The consumption of regular and decaffeinated coffee was obtained at baseline using a previously validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Validated, self-reported medical diagnoses of hypertension were collected biennially. We used Cox regression models to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for incident hypertension according to baseline coffee consumption. We assessed the interaction with sex and baseline adherence to the Mediterranean diet.

RESULTS: Among 121,397 person-years of follow-up, a total of 1757 participants developed hypertension. Overall, coffee consumption -either caffeinated or decaffeinated- was not significantly associated with the risk of hypertension. Only among women, higher consumption of regular coffee was associated with a 26% lower risk of hypertension (>=2 cups/d vs. never/seldom, 95% CI 9%-39%; p for interaction: 0.0236). Women with a low baseline adherence to the Mediterranean diet showed the strongest risk reduction (HR ≥ 2 cups/d vs. never/seldom 0.58, 95% CI (0.41-0.82) p for interaction = 0.0452).

CONCLUSION: In the SUN project we found an inverse association between regular coffee consumption and the risk of hypertension in women, which was strongest among women with a suboptimal food pattern (low adherence to the Mediterranean diet).

Study Type : Human Study

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