Coffee consumption and liver-related hospitalizations and deaths in the ARIC study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Coffee consumption has been found to be associated with reduced risk of chronic conditions such as liver disease. However, less is known about the association between coffee and liver-related hospitalizations and deaths.

Subjects/methods

We conducted a prospective analysis on 14,208 participants aged 45-64 years from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Coffee consumption (cups/day) was assessed using food frequency questionnaires at visit 1 (1987-89) and visit 3 (1993-95). Liver-related hospitalizations were defined as a hospitalization with any International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code related to liver disease identified through cohort surveillance. Liver-related death was defined as any death with a liver

SUBMITTER: Hu EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6474824 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature