Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study cohort

Coffee consumption
Characteristic1-150<1 cup/day
(n=5537)
1 cup/day (n=8278)2–3 cups/day
(n=36 576)
4+ cups/day
(n=11 072)
Person years52 34078 545351 223106 161
Median age at baseline (y)53575348
Median body mass index (kg/m2)24.124.424.224.0
Dietary intake (median)
 Energy (kcal/day)1216122713101374
 Total fat (g/day)44.444.245.146.4
 Dietary fibre (g/day)17.217.316.916.1
 Calcium (mg/day)725732738749
 Vitamin C (mg/day)63.465.861.356.3
 Folic acid (μg/day)196194187179
 Vitamin D (μg/day)3.23.33.43.4
 Red meat (servings/week)4.14.14.65.1
 Alcohol (g/day)1.51.82.22.6
  • 1-150 Values presented are age standardised.