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World J Diabetes. Mar 15, 2026; 17(3): 115304
Published online Mar 15, 2026. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v17.i3.115304
Table 1 Characteristics of study participants not drink coffee and drink at least one cup of coffee per day, n (%)/median (interquartile range)

All
Non-coffee drinkers
1 or more cups/day
P value1
68765149 (75.00)1727 (25.00)
Age, years< 0.001
< 606275 (91.26)4587 (89.09)1688 (97.74)
≥ 60601 (8.74)562 (10.91)39 (2.26)
Sex0.167
Female4308 (62.65)3250 (63.12)1058 (61.26)
Male2568 (37.35)1899 (36.88)669 (38.74)
BMI, kg/m20.378
< 243439 (50.01)2931 (56.92)1004 (58.14)
≥ 243437 (49.99)2218 (43.08)723 (41.86)
Education< 0.001
Primary2442 (35.51)2194 (42.61)248 (14.36)
Secondary1708 (24.84)1321 (25.66)387 (22.41)
Tertiary2726 (39.65)1634 (31.73)1092 (63.23)
Smoking status0.005
Never smokers5958 (86.65)4436 (86.15)1522 (88.13)
Former smoker194 (2.39)164 (3.19)30 (1.74)
Current smoker724 (10.53)549 (10.66)175 (10.13)
Alcohol drinking status0.036
Yes202 (2.94)164 (3.19)38 (2.20)
No6674 (97.06)4985 (96.81)1689 (97.80)
Physical activity< 0.001
No exercise3192 (46.42)2476 (48.09)716 (41.46)
Low intensity exercise2121 (30.85)1441 (27.99)680 (39.37)
Moderate intensity exercise875 (12.73)667 (12.95)208 (12.04)
High intensity exercise688 (10.01)565 (10.97)123 (7.12)
Hypertension< 0.001
Yes1708 (24.84)1383 (26.86)325 (18.82)
No5168 (75.16)3766 (73.14)1402 (81.18)
Diabetes< 0.001
Yes821 (11.94)684 (13.28)137 (7.93)
No6055 (88.06)4465 (86.72)1590 (92.07)
Family history of diabetes0.006
Yes1238 (18.00)889 (17.27)349 (20.21)
No5638 (82.00)4260 (82.73)1378 (79.79)
TC, nmol/L5.26 (4.63, 5.97)5.30 (4.67, 6.02)5.14 (4.53, 5.84)< 0.001
TG, nmol/L1.20 (0.86, 1.80)1.22 (0.87, 1,82)1.15 (0.83, 1.73)< 0.001
HDL-C, nmol/L1.42 (1.22, 1.65)1.43 (1.22, 1.66)1.41 (1.21, 1.63)0.019
LDL-C, nmol/L2.93 (2.68, 3.42)2.95 (2.48, 3.45)2.87 (2.47, 3.37)0.015


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