T Imatoh et al, (2011). Coffee consumption but not green tea consumption is associated with adiponectin levels in Japanse men, European Journal of Nutrition, Volume 50.
07th Jun 2011
Purpose:Coffee is among the most widely consumed beverages in the world. Numerous epidemiological studies have reported a significant inverse association between coffee consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, but the underlying mechanisms are still not fully understood. Therefore, we conducted an epidemiological study to clarify the relationship between coffee consumption and adiponectin levels in Japanese males. We also evaluated whether green tea consumption affected adiponectin levels.
Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study. The subjects were 665 male employees in Japan. Coffee consumption was assessed, using a self administered questionnaire, as the number of times per week and cups per day respondents drank, and subjects were grouped into four levels (non, 1–5 times/week, 1–2 cups/day and C3 cups/day).
Results: The means of adiponectin levels were positively associated with coffee consumption. A dose–response relationship was found between coffee consumption and circulating adiponectin levels. The relationship remained significant after adjustment for potential confounding factors (P for trend\0.05). However, green tea consumption was not significantly associated with adiponectin levels (P for trend = 0.90).
Conclusions:We not only revealed that habitual coffee consumption is associated with higher adiponectin levels in Japanese males but also found a dose-dependent association between coffee consumption and adiponectin levels. Therefore, our study suggested that coffee components might play an important role in the elevation of adiponectin level.
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