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. 2021 May 14;21:241. doi: 10.1186/s12872-021-02058-7

Table 1.

characteristics of elderly subjects with T2DM according to coffee consumption subgroups, Isfahan, Iran, 2017

Characteristics Coffee intake (cups/day) P value *
 < 1 1–3  > 3 Total
No. of patients, n (%) 83 (27.7) 141 (47) 76 (25.3) 300 (100)
Age (year) 69.67 ± 4.87 70.02 ± 5.12 70.48 ± 4.37 70.04 ± 4.87 0.576α
Body mass index (kg/m2) 24.78 ± 3.23 24.93 ± 3.42 24.35 ± 3.33 24.74 ± 3.34 0.471α
Waist circumference (cm) 96.65 ± 4.91 96.30 ± 5.17 97.14 ± 6.24 96.61 ± 5.39 0.425c
Sex, n (%) Men 36 (43.4) 68 (48.2) 31 (40.8) 135 (45) 0.541b
Women 47 (56.6) 73 (51.8) 45 (59.2) 165 (55)
Physical activity level, n (%) Low 60 (72.3) 103 (73) 51 (67.1) 214 (71.3) 0.641b
Moderate/High 23 (27.7) 38 (27) 25 (32.9) 86 (28.7)
Smoking status, n (%) Non smoker 76 (96.1) 131 (92.9) 73 (96.1) 280 (93.3) 0.478b
Current smoker 7 (8.4) 10 (7.1) 3 (3.9) 20 (6.7)
Educational level, n (%)  ≥ Primary school 34 (41) 73 (51.8) 47 (61.8) 154 (51.3) 0.030b
 < Primary school 49 n 68 (48.2) 29 (38.2) 146 (48.7)
Drug uses, n (%) No 62 (74.7) 102 (72.3) 53 (69.7) 217 (72.3) 0.784b
Yes 21 (25.3) 39 (27.7) 23 (30.3) 83 (27.7)
Diseases history , n (%) No 48 (57.8) 87 (61.7) 47 (61.8) 182 (60.7) 0.825b
Yes 35 (42.2) 54 (38.3) 29 (38.2) 118 (39.3)
Total energy intake (kcal/day) © 2100.28 (804.19) 2130.0 (734.08) 2009.03 (884.9) 2153.33 (728.02) 0.280α
FPG (mg/dL) 157 ± 12.98 151.52 ± 12.18 151.09 ± 13.70 152.93 ± 13.01 0.015c
TG (mg/dL) 147.07 ± 22.67 140.42 ± 22.94 147.57 ± 22.98 144.07 ± 23.06 0.036α
TC (mg/dL) 180.51 ± 15.70 181.03 ± 15.83 180.87 ± 15.73 180.85 ± 5.72 0.972α
LDL-c (mg/dL) 96.36 ± 15.03 94.55 ± 15.06 96.11 ± 15 95.44 ± 15.01 0.620α
HDL-c (mg/dL) 47.73 ± 7.30 47.46 ± 6.93 49.92 ± 6.10 48.16 ± 6.89 0.034α
Homocysteine (µmol/L) 12.46 ± 2.89 12.42 ± 2.95 12.57 ± 3.52 12.47 ± 3.08 0.944α
SBP (mm Hg) 122.28 ± 9.88 125.05 ± 9.85 122.42 ± 10.32 123.62 ± 10.03 0.068α
DBP (mm Hg) 78.28 ± 10.16 77.11 ± 9.99 73.78 ± 10.02 76.59 ± 10.15 0.014α

T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; TG: Triglyceride; TC: Total cholesterol; LDL-c: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure. a One-way ANOVA test; b Chi-square test; c Kruskall-Wallis test

Except for type 2 diabetes mellitus; All values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) and number (percent) (except for energy intake). © expressed as median (IQR). *P value < 0.05 considered as significant level