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. 2023 May 11;2023(2):e202313. doi: 10.21542/gcsp.2023.13

Table 1. Cardiovascular outcomes and risk reduction in different coffee subtypes and overall coffee intake.

Cardiovascular Outcomes Ground Coffee Instant Coffee Decaffeinated Coffee Overall Coffee Intake
n = 82575 % n = 198062 % n = 68416 % n = 349053
Arrhythmia 5872 7.0 16696 8.4 6737 9.8
AF/flutter 3269 3.9 9273 4.7 3889 5.7
CVD 8670 10.5 29751 15 9904 14.5
CHD 7154 8.6 25051 12.6    
CCF 1976 2.3 7029 3.5 2263 3.3
Stroke 1114 1.3 3707 1.8 1224 1.7
Mortality 4511 5.5 15365 7.7 7434 10.9
Risk reduction effect
Arrhythmia 1–5 cups/day 2–3 cups/day 0.85–0.92 (HR 0.88, CI [0.85–0.92]     2–3 cups/day (HR 0.91, CI [0.88–0.94], P < 0.0001)
AF/flutter 1–5 cups/day 4–5 cups/day (HR 0.85, CI [0.79–0.91], P < 0.0001)     4–5 cups/day (HR 0.88, CI [0.83–0.94], P < 0.0001)
SVT 2–5 cups/day 4–5 cups/day (HR 0.75, CI [0.63–0.88], P = 0.0005)    
VT/VF 2–5 cups/day       4–5 cups/day (HR 0.83, CI [0.70–0.97], P = 0.0201)
CVD up to 5 cups/day 2–3 cups/day (HR 0.91, CI [0.88–0.94], P < 0.0001) 2–3 cups/day (HR 0.94, CI [0.90–0.99], P = 0.0093) 5 cups/day
CHD up to 5 cups/day 2–3 cups/day (HR 0.91, CI [0.88–0.94], P < 0.0001) 2–3 cups/day (HR 0.94, CI [0.89–0.99], P = 0.0127) 2–3 cups/day (HR 0.89, CI [0.86–0.91], P < 0.0001).
CCF up to 5 cups/day   2–3 cups/day (HR 0.86, CI [0.79–0.94], P = 0.0004) 2–3 cups/day (HR 0.83, (CI [0.79–0.87], P < 0.0001)
All-cause mortality 2–3 cups/day (HR 0.73, CI [0.69–0.78], P < 0.0001) 2–3 cups/day (HR 0.89, CI [0.86–0.93], P < 0.0001) 2–3 cups/day (HR 0.86, CI [0.80–0.91], P < 0.0001) 2–3 cups/day (HR 0.86, CI [0.83–0.89], P < 0.0001)
CV mortality 4–5 cups/day (HR 0.65, CI [0.51–0.83], P < 0.0001)   1–3 cups/day (HR 0.74, CI [0.61–0.89], P = 0.0012) 1 cup/day (HR 0.82, CI [0.74–0.90], P 0.0001)