| Title: | Habitual coffee consumption and risk of falls in 2 European cohorts of older adults |
| Journal: | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
| Published: | 1 May 2019 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31005970/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqy369 |
| Citations: | 12 (2 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 2568
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Habitual coffee consumption has been associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and sarcopenia, which are strong risk factors of falls. In addition, caffeine intake stimulates attention and vigilance, and reduces reaction time. Therefore, a protective effect of coffee on the risk of falling can be hypothesized.</p>
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the association between habitual coffee consumption and the risk of ≥1 falls, injurious falls, and falls with fracture in older people.</p>
METHODS: Data were taken from 2964 participants aged ≥60 y from the Seniors-ENRICA (Study on Nutrition and Cardiovascular Risk in Spain) cohort and 8999 participants aged ≥60 y from the UK Biobank cohort. In the Seniors-ENRICA study, habitual coffee consumption was assessed with a validated diet history in 2008-2010, and falls were ascertained up to 2015. In the UK Biobank study, coffee was measured with 3-5 multiple-pass 24-h food records starting in 2006, and falls were assessed up to 2016.</p>
RESULTS: A total of 793 individuals in Seniors-ENRICA and 199 in UK Biobank experienced ≥1 fall during follow-up. After multivariable adjustment for major lifestyle and dietary risk factors and compared with daily consumption of <1 cup of coffee, the pooled HR for ≥1 fall was 0.75 (95% CI: 0.52, 1.07) for total coffee consumption of 1 cup/d and 0.74 (95% CI: 0.62, 0.90) for ≥2 cups/d (P-trend = 0.001). The corresponding figures for caffeinated coffee were 0.67 (95% CI: 0.42, 1.07) and 0.70 (95% CI: 0.56, 0.87) (P-trend < 0.001). Decaffeinated coffee was not associated with risk of falling in the analyzed cohorts. In Seniors-ENRICA, there was a tendency to lower risk of injurious falls among those consuming caffeinated coffee (HR: 0.83; 95% CI: 0.68, 1.00 for 1 cup/d; HR: 0.83; 95% CI: 0.64, 1.09 for ≥2 cups/d; P-trend = 0.09). No association was observed between caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee consumption and risk of falls with fracture.</p>
CONCLUSIONS: Habitual coffee consumption was associated with lower risk of falling in older adults in Spain and the United Kingdom.</p>
19 Keywords
- Accidental Falls
- Accidental Injuries
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Caffeine
- Coffee
- Diet
- Diet Records
- Feeding Behavior
- Female
- Fractures, Bone
- Humans
- Life Style
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Spain
- United Kingdom
6 Authors
- Marcos D Machado-Fragua
- Ellen A Struijk
- Juan-Manuel Ballesteros
- Rosario Ortolá
- Fernando Rodriguez-Artalejo
- Esther Lopez-Garcia
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 29009 | Food consumption (coffee, dairy products and soft drinks), Mediterranean dietary pattern and risk of falls or hearing loss in the elderly. |
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