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. 2011 Mar;1(1):29–34. doi: 10.1089/jcr.2011.0001

Table 2.

Associations Between Caffeine Consumption and Livebirth Among 2474 Couples Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization

  No. of cycles with livebirth No. of cycles without livebirth Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Female
 No caffeine 253 734 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 >0–800 mg/week 477 1395 0.99 (0.83, 1.18) 1.00 (0.83, 1.21)
 >800–1400 mg/week 191 700 0.80 (0.64, 0.99) 0.89 (0.71, 1.12)
 >1400 mg/week 226 740 0.88 (0.72, 1.09) 1.07 (0.85, 1.34)
p-value, test for linear trend     0.08 0.74
Male
 No caffeine 96 281 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 >0–1400 mg/week 617 1769 1.02 (0.80, 1.31) 1.03 (0.80, 1.34)
 >1400–2100 mg/week 215 722 0.88 (0.66, 1.16) 0.96 (0.72, 1.29)
 >2100 mg/week 219 797 0.81 (0.62, 1.07) 0.93 (0.70, 1.24)
p-value, test for linear trend     0.007 0.27
Couple
 Female ≤800 mg/week and male ≤140 mg/week 499 1359 1.00 (referent) 1.00 (referent)
 Only female >800 mg/week 214 691 0.85 (0.71, 1.02) 0.97 (0.80, 1.18)
 Only male >1400 mg/week 231 770 0.83 (0.69, 0.99) 0.91 (0.76, 1.10)
 Female >800 mg/week and male >140 mg/week 203 749 0.74 (0.62, 0.90) 0.91 (0.75, 1.11)

Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) are from discrete survival analysis (Cox proportional odds model). Adjusted models included female age (<35, 35–37, 38–40, >40 years), body mass index (<19, 19–24.9, 25–29.9, ≥30 kg/m2), clinic site (1, 2, 3), study enrollment period (1994–1998 vs. 1999–2003), female tobacco use (0, 1–6, 7–60 cigarettes/week), female alcohol use (0, >0–38, >38 g/week), and primary infertility diagnosis. p-values, tests for linear trend, are calculated from the Wald statistic and are two-sided.