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. 2022 Oct 29;14(10):e30848. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30848

Table 5. Relationship between coffee consumption determinants and BMI according to gender.

* Variable with multiple response answers.

 § P-value has been calculated using Chi-square test.

  ** Significant at p<0.05 level.

Factor Level of BMI in all participants (n=389) Level of BMI in males (n=167) Level of BMI in females (n=222)
Normal N(%) (n=142)   Obese  N(%)   (n=131) P-value § Normal N (%) (n=56)              Obese  N (%)         (n=64)         P-value § Normal N(%) (n=86)          Obese  N      (%)  (n=67)         P-value §
Frequency of drinking coffee                  
Daily 58 (40.8%) 88 (67.2%)   26 (46.4%) 39 (60.9%)   32 (37.2%) 49 (73.1%)  
Weekly 63 (44.4%) 38 (29.0%) <0.001 ** 23 (41.1%) 21 (32.8%) 0.436 40 (46.5%) 17 (25.4%) <0.001 **
Monthly 21 (14.8%) 05 (03.8%)   07 (12.5%) 04 (06.3%)   14 (16.3%) 01 (01.5%)  
How much do you drink per day?                  
1 cup (30 ml) 21 (14.8%) 16 (12.2%)   07 (12.5%) 09 (14.1%)   14 (16.3%) 07 (10.4%)  
2-3 cups (60-90ml) 47 (33.1%) 48 (36.6%) 0.006 ** 18 (32.1%) 26 (40.6%) 0.128 29 (33.7%) 22 (32.8%) 0.105
≥ 4 cups (≥ 120ml) 27 (19.0%) 48 (36.6%)   12 (21.4%) 22 (34.4%)   15 (17.4%) 26 (38.8%)  
Favorite additives for coffee *                  
Milk 35 (24.6%) 15 (11.5%) 0.017 ** 12 (21.4%) 08 (12.5%) 0.333 23 (26.7%) 07 (10.4%) 0.043 **
Cardamom 95 (66.9%) 101 (77.1%) 0.017 ** 35 (62.5%) 44 (68.8%) 0.306 60 (69.8%) 57 (85.1%) 0.021 **
Ginger 23 (16.2%) 22 (16.8%) 0.991 09 (16.1%) 10 (15.6%) 0.980 14 (16.3%) 12 (17.9%) 0.946
Cloves 20 (14.1%) 28 (21.4%) 0.200 04 (07.1%) 11 (17.2%) 0.110 16 (18.6%) 17 (25.4%) 0.601
Cinnamon 10 (07.0%) 06 (04.6%) 0.054 02 (03.6%) 04 (06.3%) 0.541 08 (09.3%) 02 (03.0%) 0.016 **
Any other calorie additives 08 (05.6%) 06 (04.6%) 0.050 ** 04 (07.1%) 02 (03.1%) 0.450 04 (04.7%) 04 (06.0%) 0.062
Without additives 28 (19.7%) 23 (17.6%) 0.248 14 (25.0%) 14 (21.9%) 0.774 14 (16.3%) 09 (13.4%) 0.235
Usually eaten with coffee *                  
Chocolate 84 (59.2%) 57 (43.5%) 0.034 ** 27 (48.2%) 22 (34.4%) 0.279 57 (66.3%) 35 (52.2%) 0.212
Dates 72 (50.7%) 83 (63.4%) 0.104 33 (58.9%) 48 (75.0%) 0.171 39 (45.3%) 35 (52.2%) 0.697
I don’t eat anything 12 (08.5%) 14 (10.7%) 0.175 03 (05.4%) 02 (03.1%) 0.708 08 (09.3%) 02 (03.0%) 0.106