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Abstract: FR-PO444

The Effects of Coffee Intake on the Incident CKD in General Population

Session Information

Category: Chronic Kidney Disease (Non-Dialysis)

  • 301 CKD: Risk Factors for Incidence and Progression

Authors

  • Koh, Heebyung, College of Medicine, Institute of Kidney Disease Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
  • Nam, Ki Heon, College of Medicine, Institute of Kidney Disease Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
  • Wu, Meiyan, College of Medicine, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 PLUS, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
  • Nam, Boyoung, College of Medicine, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 PLUS, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
  • Han, Seung Hyeok, College of Medicine, Institute of Kidney Disease Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
Background

The effects of habitual coffee consumption on health have been a public concern. However, the association between coffee intake and kidney disease is unknown. This study aimed to investigate whether coffee intake can have an impact on the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in general population.

Methods

Using the database from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) from 2001 to 2014, we analyzed 9644 subjects with normal renal function. Coffee consumption was categorized into 5 groups; 0/wk (n=2232), < 1 cup/wk (n=618), 1-6 cups/wk (n=1690), 1 cup/day (n=2645), and ≥ 2 cups/day (n=2459). All measurements such as blood pressure, body mass index, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), fasting glucose, hemoglobin, and lipid profiles during follow-up period were treated as time-varying covariates. The primary outcome was incident CKD defined as an eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73m2.

Results

The mean age was 52.0 years and 4594 (47.6%) were male. At baseline, higher coffee consumers were younger, had lower blood pressure, and had lower prevalence of hypertension and diabetes as compared to non-drinkers or lower consumers. Time-averaged blood pressure was also lower as coffee consumption was increased. A multivariate linear regression model showed that high coffee consumption independently associated with low systolic blood pressure (ß = -0.52, P < 0.001). During a mean follow up of 124.8 months, 839 (8.6%) participants developed CKD. The incident CKD occurred in 224 (10.0%), 69 (11.2%), 148 (8.8%), 209 (7.9%), and 174 (7.1%) individuals in the coffee consumption groups of 0/wk, < 1 cup/wk, 1-6 cups/wk, 1 cup/day, and ≥ 2 cups/day, respectively (P for trend < 0.001). In a time-varying Cox model after adjustment of confounding factors, coffee consumption of ≥ 1 cup/day [hazard ratio (HR), 0.74; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.59-0.92; P = 0.01] and ≥ 2 cups/day (HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.60-0.98; P = 0.03) were significantly associated with a lower risk of CKD development.

Conclusion

Our findings suggest beneficial effect of coffee intake of ≥ 1 cup/day on the incident CKD. This can be partly explained by coffee intake-associated decrease in blood pressure.