Table 1 Baseline characteristics by coffee consumption within the UK Biobank

From: Coffee consumption by type and risk of digestive cancer: a large prospective cohort study

Characteristics

Coffee use

p-value

No

Yes

n

104,465 (22.1%)

365,157 (77.4%)

Age at baseline (years)

   

  0–49

29,969 (28.7%)

84,182 (23.1%)

 

  50–59

36,583 (35.0%)

121,413 (33.2%)

 

  60–69

37,513 (35.9%)

157,846 (43.2%)

<0.001

  70+

400 (0.4%)

1716 (0.5%)

 

Male

44,004 (42.1%)

172,206 (47.2%)

<0.001

Deprivation

   

  1 (least deprived)

17,825 (17.1%)

76,482 (20.9%)

 

  2

18,848 (18.1%)

75,006 (20.5%)

 

  3

19,880 (19.0%)

73,840 (20.2%)

<0.001

  4

21,945 (21.0%)

72,053 (19.7%)

 

  5 (most deprived)

25,828 (24.7%)

67,325 (18.4%)

 

  Missing

139 (0.1%)

451 (0.1%)

 

Education

   

  College or university degree

27,872 (26.7%)

124,155 (34.0%)

 

  A level/AS level or equivalent

10,880 (10.4%)

41,252 (11.3%)

 

  O level/GCSEs or equivalent

22,221 (21.3%)

76,381 (20.9%)

 

  CSEs or equivalent

6963 (6.7%)

18,690 (5.1%)

<0.001

  NVQ or HND or HNC equivalent

7348 (7.0%)

23,358 (6.4%)

 

  Other professional qualifications

5113 (4.9%)

18,800 (5.1%)

 

  None of the above

21,679 (20.7%)

56,480 (15.5%)

 

  Missing

2389 (2.3%)

6041 (1.7%)

 

BMI

   

  Normal/underweight

34,646 (33.2%)

119,867 (32.8%)

 

  Overweight

42,406 (40.6%)

156,214 (42.8%)

<0.001

  Obese

26,636 (25.5%)

87,349 (23.9%)

 

  Missing

777 (0.7%)

1727 (0.5%)

 

Smoking status

   

  Never

61,572 (58.9%)

195,888 (53.6%)

 

  Previous

32,229 (30.8%)

128,414 (35.2%)

<0.001

  Current

10,235 (9.8%)

39,574 (10.8%)

 

  Missing

429 (0.4%)

1281 (0.4%)

 

Alcohol consumption

   

  Never

15,214 (14.6%)

22,324 (6.1%)

 

  <1 day per week

29,697 (28.4%)

76,527 (20.9%)

 

  1–2 days per week

25,970 (24.9%)

95,315 (26.1%)

<0.001

  3–4 days per week

18,424 (17.6%)

90,390 (24.8%)

 

  >4 days per week

15,045 (14.4%)

80,321 (22.0%)

 

  Missing

115 (0.1%)

280 (0.1%)

 

Fruit and vegetable intake

  <2.5 portions per day

22,939 (21.9%)

68,417 (18.7%)

 

  2.5–5 portions per day

39,898 (38.2%)

149,040 (40.8%)

<0.001

  >=5 portions per day

38,251 (36.6%)

138,186 (37.8%)

 

  Missing

3377 (3.3%)

9514 (2.6%)

 

Physical activity

   

  Low

14,539 (13.9%)

47,718 (13.1%)

 

  Moderate

31,313 (30.0%)

119,318 (32.7%)

 

  High

32,617 (31.2%)

116,169 (31.8%)

<0.001

  Missing

25,996 (24.9%)

81,952 (22.4%)

 

Comorbidities

   

  High cholesterol

12,172 (11.7%)

44,859 (12.3%)

<0.001

  Diabetes

5763 (5.5%)

17,856 (4.9%)

<0.001

  Hepatitis

520 (0.5%)

1856 (0.5%)

0.45

  Cirrhosis

129 (0.12%)

348 (0.10%)

0.041

  Gallstones

1775 (1.7%)

5700 (1.5%)

0.002

  Peptic ulcers

1599 (1.5%)

4090 (1.1%)

<0.001

  1. BMI body mass index, CSE Certificate of Secondary Education, GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education, HNC Higher National Certificate, HND Higher National Diploma, NVQ National Vocational Qualification