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© 1990 Oxford University Press

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Coffee and Cardiovascular Risk: Epidemiological Findings in Austria

BERNHARD SCHWARZ*, HANS-PETER BISCHOF** and MICHAEL KUNZE*

*Institute of Social Medicine, University of Vienna Alserstrasse 21/12, A-1080 Vienna, Austria
**Internal Department State Hospital Bregenz

The results of studies on the connection between the consumption of coffee and cardiovascular risk factors have been conflicting, particularly concerning serum lipids. We examined several associations in a representative sample of 1203 men and women between 25 and 64 years of age in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria. Coffee consumption correlated significantly (p < 0.001) with the number of cigarettes smoked per day (men: r = 0.30; women: r = 0.26) and the prevalence of smokers (men: r = 0.27; women: r = 0.25). We found no adverse effect of coffee on blood lipids or lipoproteins. The lack of evidence was independent of smoking habits in both sexes. We suggest that the lack of evidence is due to the usual method of preparing coffee in Vorarlberg, ie percolated or as ‘Espresso’.

Received 1 March 1990


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