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. 2019 Mar 5;109(3):635–647. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy295

TABLE 3.

Percentage differences (95% CIs) in concentrations of plasma biomarkers of the insulin/IGF system according to decaffeinated coffee consumption among participants from the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study1

Categories of decaffeinated coffee consumption
Variable Nondrinker ≤1 cup/d 2 cups/d ≥3 cups/d Per cup increase P-trend
C-peptide
n 3421 3829 1258 1322
 Model 1 0 (ref) −6.0 (−8.4, −3.6) −6.4 (−9.8, −3.0) −7.1 (−10.4, −3.7) −1.9 (−2.9, −0.8) <0.001
 Model 2 0 (ref) −3.5 (−5.6, −1.3) −5.9 (−8.8, −2.8) −5.8 (−8.7, −2.8) −1.9 (−2.8, −1.0) <0.001
IGF-1
n 3616 3948 1268 1338
 Model 1 0 (ref) 2.9 (1.4, 4.4) 2.5 (0.4, 4.6) 2.8 (0.7, 4.9) 0.7 (0.1, 1.3) 0.03
 Model 2 0 (ref) 3.1 (1.7, 4.6) 2.5 (0.4, 4.6) 2.8 (0.7, 4.9) 0.7 (0.1, 1.3) 0.01
IGFBP-1
n 2339 2608 844 906
 Model 1 0 (ref) 6.2 (1.0, 11.6) 10.4 (2.9, 18.5) 4.7 (−2.4, 12.2) 1.5 (−0.6, 3.6) 0.16
 Model 2 0 (ref) 2.0 (−2.3, 6.4) 7.7 (1.4, 14.5) 1.3 (−4.6, 7.6) 1.0 (−0.8, 2.9) 0.26
IGFBP-3
n 3745 4100 1320 1388
 Model 1 0 (ref) 0.3 (−0.6, 1.3) 0.5 (−0.9, 1.9) 0.3 (−1.0, 1.7) 0.03 (−0.4, 0.4) 0.88
 Model 2 0 (ref) 0.1 (−0.9, 1.0) −0.3 (−1.6, 1.1) −0.2 (−1.6, 1.1) −0.2 (−0.6, 0.2) 0.43
1

Model 1 was adjusted for sex and age at blood draw (linear and quadratic terms). Model 2 was additionally adjusted for race (white, nonwhite), fasting status (yes or no), cumulative average levels of BMI (in kg/m2; <23.0, 23.0–24.9, 25.0–27.4, 27.5–29.9, or ≥30.0), physical activity (<3.0, 3.0–8.9, 9.0–17.9, 18.0–26.9, or ≥27.0 metabolic equivalent of task-h/wk), alcohol consumption (0, 0.1–4.9, 5.0–9.9, 10.0–14.9, or ≥15.0 g/d), smoking (never; past: <30; past: ≥30; current: <30; or current: ≥30 pack-years), Alternative Healthy Eating Index dietary score (quintiles), total energy intake (quintiles), caffeine intake (quintiles) calculated from dietary items except coffee (tea, cola beverage, and chocolate), regular multivitamin use (yes or no), regular aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use (yes or no), hypertension (yes or no), hypercholesterolemia (yes or no), and for women, menopausal status (premenopausal, postmenopausal, or unknown) and menopausal hormone therapy (never, past, or current use). For the analysis of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, mutual adjustment was performed. IGF, insulin-like growth factor; IGFBP, insulin-like growth factor binding protein; ref, reference.