J Cancer Prev.  2022 Dec;27(4):. 10.15430/JCP.2022.27.4.229.

Consumption of Coffee and Green Tea and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Korea: The Health Examinees Study

Affiliations
  • 1Interdisciplinary Program in Cancer Biology Major, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 2Integrated Major in Innovative Medical Science, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
  • 3Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 4Medical Research Center, Genomic Medicine Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 5Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • 6Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Coffee and green tea may affect colorectal physiology and contain many bioactive components, such as polyphenol and caffeine, which have antioxidant and anti-carcinogenic activities. However, the association between coffee and green tea consumption and the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) has been inconclusive. This study examined the association between coffee and green tea consumption and the risk of CRC in a large-scale prospective cohort study in Korea. Data from the Health Examinees study from 2004 to 2013 were analyzed, and 114,243 participants (39,380 men and 74,863 women) aged 40–79 years were included in the final analysis. A Cox proportional hazards regression model using age at time scale was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of coffee and green tea consumption for the risk of CRC by sex. In both men and women, no significant association was found between coffee and green tea consumption and the risk of CRC. Among women, there was a significant increase in the risk of colon cancer (HR, 1.66; 95% CI, 1.13–2.44) in the black coffee drinker group. Our findings suggest that consumption of coffee and green tea may not be associated with the CRC incidence in Korea; instead, the association may differ depending on cancer subsites and coffee types.

Keyword

Colorectal neoplasms; Coffee; Tea
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