Consumption of boiled coffee is correlated with serum cholesterol in Finland.
The association between coffee consumption and serum cholesterol concentration was studied in a cross-sectional epidemiological study among 5704 men and women in Finland. The mean serum cholesterol values of those consuming boiled coffee (24% of the subjects) was significantly higher than that of drinkers of filtered coffee (69% of the subjects) in both sexes after adjusting for age, body mass index, smoking, serum gamma-glutamyltransferase, index of saturated fat intake, and physical activity: in men 6.37 versus 6.02 mmol/l, in women 6.22 versus 5.84 mmol/l, both significant at p less than 0.001. A significant dose-dependent effect was observed between the consumption of boiled coffee both in men and in women. For filter coffee drinkers a weak coffee dose-cholesterol association was found only for women. The magnitude of the effect of boiled coffee, 0.3-0.4 mmol/l in serum cholesterol values, is in accordance with the results from controlled trials carried out among both hyper- and normocholesterolaemic subjects.
Pietinen
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National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
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Tuomilehto
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Korhonen
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D000328:Adult; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003069:Coffee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D005511:Food Handling; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D003069:Coffee; D004041:Dietary Fats; D002784:Cholesterol