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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
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 | |
| 6876 | 5149 (75.00) | 1727 (25.00) | ||
| Age, years | < 0.001 | |||
| < 60 | 6275 (91.26) | 4587 (89.09) | 1688 (97.74) | |
| ≥ 60 | 601 (8.74) | 562 (10.91) | 39 (2.26) | |
| Sex | 0.167 | |||
| Female | 4308 (62.65) | 3250 (63.12) | 1058 (61.26) | |
| Male | 2568 (37.35) | 1899 (36.88) | 669 (38.74) | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 0.378 | |||
| < 24 | 3439 (50.01) | 2931 (56.92) | 1004 (58.14) | |
| ≥ 24 | 3437 (49.99) | 2218 (43.08) | 723 (41.86) | |
| Education | < 0.001 | |||
| Primary | 2442 (35.51) | 2194 (42.61) | 248 (14.36) | |
| Secondary | 1708 (24.84) | 1321 (25.66) | 387 (22.41) | |
| Tertiary | 2726 (39.65) | 1634 (31.73) | 1092 (63.23) | |
| Smoking status | 0.005 | |||
| Never smokers | 5958 (86.65) | 4436 (86.15) | 1522 (88.13) | |
| Former smoker | 194 (2.39) | 164 (3.19) | 30 (1.74) | |
| Current smoker | 724 (10.53) | 549 (10.66) | 175 (10.13) | |
| Alcohol drinking status | 0.036 | |||
| Yes | 202 (2.94) | 164 (3.19) | 38 (2.20) | |
| No | 6674 (97.06) | 4985 (96.81) | 1689 (97.80) | |
| Physical activity | < 0.001 | |||
| No exercise | 3192 (46.42) | 2476 (48.09) | 716 (41.46) | |
| Low intensity exercise | 2121 (30.85) | 1441 (27.99) | 680 (39.37) | |
| Moderate intensity exercise | 875 (12.73) | 667 (12.95) | 208 (12.04) | |
| High intensity exercise | 688 (10.01) | 565 (10.97) | 123 (7.12) | |
| Hypertension | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 1708 (24.84) | 1383 (26.86) | 325 (18.82) | |
| No | 5168 (75.16) | 3766 (73.14) | 1402 (81.18) | |
| Diabetes | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 821 (11.94) | 684 (13.28) | 137 (7.93) | |
| No | 6055 (88.06) | 4465 (86.72) | 1590 (92.07) | |
| Family history of diabetes | 0.006 | |||
| Yes | 1238 (18.00) | 889 (17.27) | 349 (20.21) | |
| No | 5638 (82.00) | 4260 (82.73) | 1378 (79.79) | |
| TC, nmol/L | 5.26 (4.63, 5.97) | 5.30 (4.67, 6.02) | 5.14 (4.53, 5.84) | < 0.001 |
| TG, nmol/L | 1.20 (0.86, 1.80) | 1.22 (0.87, 1,82) | 1.15 (0.83, 1.73) | < 0.001 |
| HDL-C, nmol/L | 1.42 (1.22, 1.65) | 1.43 (1.22, 1.66) | 1.41 (1.21, 1.63) | 0.019 |
| LDL-C, nmol/L | 2.93 (2.68, 3.42) | 2.95 (2.48, 3.45) | 2.87 (2.47, 3.37) | 0.015 |
- Citation: Zeng Y, Li PY, Chen Z, Yao NF, Ye H, Gui ZH, Chen HL, Liu L, Wan H, Shen J. Associations of black coffee and black coffee supplemented with milk with diabetes in China: A community-based cross-sectional study. World J Diabetes 2026; 17(3): 115304
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v17.i3.115304