Caffeinated beverage intake and the risk of heart disease mortality in the elderly: a prospective analysis
Author(s) -
James A Greenberg,
Christopher Dunbar,
Roseanne Schnoll,
Rodamanthos Kokolis,
Spyro Kokolis,
John Kassotis
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/85.2.392
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , caffeine , relative risk , disease , proportional hazards model , cohort study , lower risk , postprandial , confidence interval , insulin
Motivated by the possibility that caffeine could ameliorate the effect of postprandial hypotension on a high risk of coronary events and mortality in aging, we hypothesized that caffeinated beverage consumption decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in the elderly.
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