Coffee consumption and mortality in a 14-year follow-up of an elderly northern Finnish population.
Happonen P, L��r� E, Hiltunen L, Luukinen H.
Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio, PO Box 1627, FI�70211, Kuopio, Finland.
The present study assessed the relationship between coffee consumption and mortality in a home-dwelling elderly population. A population-based cohort of 817 men and women born in 1920 or earlier and living in northern Finland provided complete data on daily coffee consumption and other variables at the baseline examination in 1991-1992.
Deaths were monitored through to the end of 2005 by national death certificates, resulting in 6960 person-years of follow-up. Hazard rate ratios for mortality by daily coffee intake were estimated by Poisson regression models adjusted for some known predictors of mortality.
During 14.5 years of follow-up, 623 deaths occurred. The total mortality rate was inversely related to the number of cups (average volume, 125 ml) of coffee consumed daily.
After adjustment for age, sub-period of follow-up, sex, marital status, basic educational level, previous occupational group, current smoking, BMI, history of myocardial infarction, self-rated health and presence of diabetes, cognitive impairment or physical disability, the estimated relative risk reduction of total mortality per an increment of one more cup of coffee per d reported at baseline was 4 (95 % CI 0, 8) %.
The observed associations between coffee consumption and mortality from CVD, cancer, and other or unknown causes, respectively, were qualitatively similar to that of total mortality but the estimates were less precise.
The effect of coffee consumption at baseline appeared to attenuate after 10 years since the start of follow-up. The present study provides evidence for daily (caffeine-containing) coffee intake being inversely associated with mortality in the elderly.
My grandmother was born in 1894 and lived for 93 years. I remember seeing her with a freshly percolated cup of coffee every morning. Actually, I think she had 2. This was after she milked the cows and strained the milk through cheese cloth. No sugar in the coffee. Just raw milk.
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New study: Coffee drinkers have slightly lower death rates than people who do not drink coffee
A new study published today in Annals of Internal Medicine has good news for coffee drinkers: Regular coffee drinking (up to 6 cups per day) is not associated with increased deaths in either men or women. In fact, both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption is associated with a somewhat smaller rate of death from heart disease.
hey, Harry, how about we meet in starbuck when we turn 100?
(and all other coffee drinkers are welcome to join us!!!)
Deal. But we'll have to pick a mid-point Starbucks. Unless, of course, the Star Trek teleporters are a reality by then.
Do you have any other coffee chains 'round your parts? There's this chain called The Coffee Bean (and Tea Leaf) around here that I actually prefer to Starbucks.
but.. I don't go to starbucks that much anymore. I kind of prefer my homebrew new orleans chicory ice coffee.. I throw in a couple of chocolate mint leaves, and boy, oh so good.
my chocolate mint is going bonkers. life is good when your chocolate mint herb pot is overflowing, you know that delicious ice coffee is good for you, and people give you great recipes for broccoli.
Well, as progressive as starbucks likes to think they are they just don't have the whole coffee thing figured out. For me, its the only way I do coffee.
Coffee and Mortality-Rate in Elderly
Ever notice how many (immortal) vampires are miserable ... in literature and film? 
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