title: Daily coffee consumption and prevalence of nonmelanoma skin cancer in Caucasian women.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between daily coffee consumption and nonmelanoma skin cancer. This study was a cross-sectional analysis of women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study (n=93 676). As nearly all cases of self-reported nonmelanoma skin cancer occurred among Caucasian women (97.8%), we focused our analyses on this group. Compared with nondrinkers, women drinking only caffeinated coffee on a daily basis had a 10.8% lower prevalence of nonmelanoma skin cancer. Consumption of six or more cups of caffeinated coffee per day was associated with a 36% reduction in nonmelanoma skin cancer. After adjusting for various demographic and life style variables, daily consumption of six or more cups was associated with a 30% reduced prevalence of nonmelanoma skin cancer. In contrast to caffeinated coffee, daily consumption of decaffeinated coffee was not associated with a significant change in self-reported nonmelanoma skin cancer for Caucasian women. Daily caffeinated coffee consumption was associated with a dose-related decreased prevalence of nonmelanoma skin cancer in Caucasian women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA. eabel@wayne.edu
authors.forename: Ernest L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: Susan O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Hendrix
authors.forename: S Gene
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: McNeeley
authors.forename: Karen C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Carol A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: Yasmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mossavar-Rahmani
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vitolins
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kruger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003069:Coffee / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D003069:Coffee