Association of Coffee Drinking with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality

Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages, but the association between coffee consumption and the risk of death remains unclear.

We examined the association of coffee drinking with subsequent total and cause-specific mortality among 229,119 men and 173,141 women in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study who were 50 to 71 years of age at baseline. Participants with cancer, heart disease, and stroke were excluded. Coffee consumption was assessed once at baseline.