Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Related to Coffee Consumption in Korea? A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Kim, Sang-Gyun; Kang, Jong Woo; Jeong, Seong Min; Song, Gwan Gyu; Choi, Sung Jae; Jung, Jae Hyun

doi:10.3390/ijerph18157880

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Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Related to Coffee Consumption in Korea? A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Observational Study

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Sang-Gyun Kim

^1,†

,

Jong Woo Kang

^2,3,†

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Seong Min Jeong

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Gwan Gyu Song

^2,4,

Sung Jae Choi

^2,5 and

Jae Hyun Jung

^2,5,*

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National Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 245 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 04564, Korea

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Department of Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, 73 Goryeodae-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea

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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital 123 Jeokgeum-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si 15355, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

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Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Korea University Guro Hospital, 148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul 08308, Korea

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Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, 123 Jeokgeum-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si 15355, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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These authors contributed equally to this work.

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(15), 7880; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157880

Submission received: 21 June 2021 / Revised: 21 July 2021 / Accepted: 22 July 2021 / Published: 25 July 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Chronic Disease Epidemiology: Advances in Research and Methods)

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Abstract

Coffee consumption is gradually increasing in Korea. As a result, interest in the relationship between coffee consumption and various diseases is growing. Several factors affect the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and coffee consumption may be related. We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2012–2016). A total of 12,465 eligible participants (4819 men and 7646 women) were included in the study. Participants with RA were defined as those who were diagnosed and currently being treated by physicians. Daily coffee consumption amounts were categorized as none, <1 cup, 1–2 cups, 2–3 cups, and ≥3 cups a day based on a self-report. A multivariable logistic regression model was employed, and we calculated the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the odds of participants having RA with respect to coffee consumption. Compared to the no-coffee group, the ORs for RA in the <1 cup and 1–2 cups groups were 2.99 (95% CI 0.33–27.28) and 2.63 (95% CI 0.31–22.63) in men, respectively, and the ORs for RA for women in the <1 cup, 1–2 cups, 2–3 cups, and ≥3 cups groups were 0.62 (95% CI 0.31–1.26), 0.67 (95% CI 0.33–1.37), 1.08 (95% CI 0.35–3.36), and 1.43 (95% CI 0.25–8.36), respectively. Our study concludes, therefore, that daily coffee consumption is not related to the prevalence of RA in the general Korean population.

Keywords: coffee; rheumatoid arthritis; prevalence

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Kim, S.-G.; Kang, J.W.; Jeong, S.M.; Song, G.G.; Choi, S.J.; Jung, J.H. Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Related to Coffee Consumption in Korea? A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 7880. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157880

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Kim S-G, Kang JW, Jeong SM, Song GG, Choi SJ, Jung JH. Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Related to Coffee Consumption in Korea? A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Observational Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(15):7880. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157880

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Kim, Sang-Gyun, Jong Woo Kang, Seong Min Jeong, Gwan Gyu Song, Sung Jae Choi, and Jae Hyun Jung. 2021. "Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Related to Coffee Consumption in Korea? A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Observational Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 15: 7880. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157880

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Kim, S.-G., Kang, J. W., Jeong, S. M., Song, G. G., Choi, S. J., & Jung, J. H. (2021). Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Related to Coffee Consumption in Korea? A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Observational Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15), 7880. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157880

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