High Coffee Intake Tied to Metabolic Syndrome in Some

Despite the health benefits of high coffee intake observed in the general population, individuals with type 1 diabetes who consume high amounts of coffee actually have an increased risk for metabolic syndrome, a recent study found.

The researchers assessed data on 1040 participants with type 1 diabetes who were enrolled in the Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy Study. Patients were categorized based on coffee intake (non-consumers, low, moderate, and high consumption).
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Specifically, the researchers assessed the potential association of coffee consumption with insulin resistance, kidney function, and low-grade chronic inflammation. Metabolic syndrome was defined as the presence of at least 3 cardiovascular risk factors, which included central obesity, high blood pressure, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration, high triglyceride concentration, and hyperglycemia.

Findings from multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that patients with type 1 diabetes who consumed moderate to high amounts of coffee had an increased risk for metabolic syndrome. Additionally, any level of coffee consumption in this patient population was associated with higher odds of the blood pressure-component.

The researchers noted an increasing trend in estimated glomerular filtration rate with higher coffee consumption.

“In type 1 diabetes, high coffee intake is associated with the metabolic syndrome, and especially its blood pressure-component,” the researchers concluded.

—Christina Vogt

Reference:

Stutz B, Ahola AJ, Harjutsalo V, Forsblom C, Groop PH; FinnDiane Study Group. Association between habitual coffee consumption and metabolic syndrome in type 1 diabetes [Published online February 3, 2018]. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2018.01.011.