Because caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption
were both associated with more atherogenic behaviors,
studies which seek to demonstrate the relationship between
coffee consumption and morbidity or mortality must consider
these other potential behavioral risk factors in the coffeedisease
association. The concordance of heavy coffee intake
with several lifestyles known to be related to heart disease
risk implies a high level of potential confoundng in studies
linking coffee consumption to hyperlipidemia and/or coronary
heart disease.