Coffee Consumption and Serum Cholesterol: An Epidemiological Study in Belgium

Coffee Consumption and Serum Cholesterol: An Epidemiological Study in Belgium

In a Belgian population group of 15 954 male and 2116 female soldiers and their spouses the relationship between coffee drinking and serum cholesterol has been studied. A moderate but highly significant monotonic positive relationship between coffee drinking and both serum total and non-high density...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of epidemiology 1988-03, Vol.17 (1), p.98-104
Hauptverfasser: PIETINE, PIRJO, GEBOERS, JEF, KESTELOOT, HUGO
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Belgium
Biological and medical sciences
Cholesterol - blood
Cholesterol, HDL - blood
Coffee - adverse effects
Epidemiologic Methods
Epidemiology
Female
General aspects
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Sex Factors
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Zusammenfassung:In a Belgian population group of 15 954 male and 2116 female soldiers and their spouses the relationship between coffee drinking and serum cholesterol has been studied. A moderate but highly significant monotonic positive relationship between coffee drinking and both serum total and non-high density lipoprotein (HDD-cholesterol was observed in men (p
ISSN:0300-5771
1464-3685
DOI:10.1093/ije/17.1.98