INCONSISTENT ASSOCIATIONS OF CAFFEINE-CONTAINING BEVERAGES WITH BLOOD-PRESSURE AND WITH LIPOPROTEINS - THE CARDIA STUDY

The authors examined associations of caffeine and caffeinated beverage intakes with blood pressure and with lipoproteins in 5,115 black and white men and women aged 18-30 years during 1985-1986. Caffeine and be verage intakes were not consistently associated with blood pressure in analyses controlling for race, sex, Keys score, sucrose intake, physi cal activity, oral contraceptive use, body mass index, alcohol use, ag e, and smoking. Associations of caffeine and beverage intakes with cho lesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and hig h-density lipoprotein2 cholesterol were also inconsistent. There is li ttle or no association of caffeine with lipoproteins or with blood pre ssure in this cohort of healthy young adults.