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      Coffee and tea consumption are associated with a lower incidence of chronic liver disease in the United States.

      Gastroenterology
      Adult, Chronic Disease, Coffee, Female, Food Habits, Humans, Liver Diseases, epidemiology, prevention & control, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Odds Ratio, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Tea, United States

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          Coffee drinking has been suggested to protect against liver injury, but it is uncertain whether this is of clinical significance. We examined the relationship of coffee and tea consumption with the incidence of hospitalization or death from chronic liver disease (CLD). Participants in the population-based, first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1971-1975, were asked about coffee and tea consumption, which was categorized as <1 cup (mean, 0.2 cups), 1 to 2 cups, and >2 cups per day (mean, 4.0 cups). A second analysis included persons who, in 1982-1984, were asked more detailed questions on coffee and tea drinking. Participants were followed through 1992-1993 for a hospital or death certificate diagnosis of CLD or cirrhosis (ICD-9-CM 571). Hazard rate ratios for CLD according to coffee and tea intake were calculated using Cox proportional hazards analysis. Among 9849 persons followed for a median of 19.0 years (range, 0.02-22.1), the cumulative incidence of CLD was 1.4%. In multivariate analysis, participants who drank >2 cups per day had less than half the rate of CLD as those who drank <1 cup per day (hazard ratio, 0.43, 95% confidence interval: 0.24-0.78). Protection by coffee and tea was limited to persons at higher risk for liver diseases from heavier alcohol intake, overweight, diabetes, or high iron saturation. Among 9650 participants who provided detailed drink information in 1982-1984, intake of regular ground coffee and of caffeine was associated with lower incidence of CLD. Coffee and tea drinking decreases the risk of clinically significant CLD.

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