Age-adjusted levels of many risk factors among decaffeinated
coffee drinkers were more similar to those who
drank caffeinated coffee than to those who drank no coffee
(Table 2). However, dietary consumption of saturated fats
and cholesterol was significantly higher in caffeinated coffee
drinkers as compared to decaffeinated coffee drinkers in both
men and women. Women who drank caffeinated coffee had
a significantly lower use of replacement estrogen than decaffeinated
coffee drinkers (data not shown). Drinkers of caffeinated
coffee consumed more alcohol and were more likely
to be current cigarette smokers than those who drank
decaffeinated coffee.
Among those who drank caffeinated coffee only, the
proportion of men and women who currently smoke cigarettes
increased with increasing caffeinated coffee consumption
(p for trend in age-adjusted rates