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. 2013 Mar 4;177(7):690–699. doi: 10.1093/aje/kws283

Table 1.

Usual Daily Intakes of Caffeine and Caffeine-Related Beverages Calculated From the FFQ and the 24HDR (n = 249) in the BioCycle Study, 2005–2007

FFQa
24HDRb
P Valuec Correlation
Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Mean (SD) Median (IQR) Rd Re
Caffeine, mg/day 114.1 (146.1) 68.1 (19.5–147.5) 92.6 (95.1) 59.8 (19.4–140.8) 0.006 0.68 0.73
Coffee, cups/dayf,g 0.76 (1.34) 0.09 (0.00–1.00) 0.51 (0.75) 0.00 (0.00–0.94) <0.001 0.91 0.99
Coffee drinks/cocoa, cups/dayh 0.18 (0.50) 0.05 (0.00–0.15) 0.09 (0.33) 0.00 (0.00–0.00) <0.001 0.39 0.40
Tea, cups/day 0.38 (0.75) 0.09 (0.00–0.39) 0.36 (0.49) 0.17 (0.00–0.50) 0.38 0.57 0.59
Soda, cups/day 0.41 (0.68) 0.12 (0.03–0.42) 0.57 (0.71) 0.31 (0.00–0.80) <0.001 0.68 0.71

Abbreviations: FFQ, food frequency questionnaire; 24HDR, 24-hour dietary recall; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.

a Average of FFQ1 and FFQ2 over 2 cycles.

b Average of eight 24HDRs over 2 cycles.

c Wilcoxon's matched-pairs signed-ranks test.

d Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient on log-transformed data. All correlations were considered significant at P < 0.001.

e Pearson's deattenuated product-moment correlation coefficient on log-transformed data.

f Coffee is all types but “not lattes or mochas.”

g 1 cup = 237 mL.

h Coffee drinks/cocoa includes “latte, cappuccino, mocha, or hot chocolate.”