Analysis of the Relationship between Asthma and Coffee/Green Tea/Soda Intake

Jee Hye Wee, Dae Myoung Yoo, Soo Hwan Byun, Chang Myeon Song, Hyo-Jeong Lee, Bumjung Park, Min Woo Park and Hyo Geun Choi
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Jee Hye Wee: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang 14068, Korea
Dae Myoung Yoo: Hallym Data Science Laboratory, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang 14068, Korea
Soo Hwan Byun: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dentistry, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang 14068, Korea
Chang Myeon Song: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04763, Korea
Hyo-Jeong Lee: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang 14068, Korea
Bumjung Park: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang 14068, Korea
Min Woo Park: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul 05355, Korea
Hyo Geun Choi: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang 14068, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 20, 1-12

Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the association between asthma and the intake of coffee/green tea/soda. We used Health Examinee data from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (2004–2016). The participants ( n = 3146 with asthma; n = 158,902 non-asthma) were asked about the frequency and amount of their coffee/green tea/soda intake. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to calculate the adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for asthma according to the frequency and amount of coffee/green tea/soda intake. Compared to the group consuming no coffee, the aORs for asthma were 0.82 (95% CI = 0.73–0.93, p = 0.002) in the group consuming coffee 1–2 times/day and 0.87 (95% CI = 0.78–0.97, p = 0.011) in the group consuming coffee in quantities of 1 cup, respectively. However, the frequency and amount of green tea and soda consumption were not significantly associated with asthma after adjusting for coffee consumption (all p > 0.05). These findings were consistent in the female subgroup (1–2 times/day: aOR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.66–0.87, p < 0.001, and 1 cup each time: aOR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.70–0.90, p < 0.001) but not in the male subgroup. Drinking 1 cup of coffee each time and 1–2 times per day may have protective effects against asthma in a Korean population. However, the associations between asthma and green tea/soda cannot be clearly established.

Keywords: asthma; coffee; tea; sugar-sweetened beverages; caffeine; population surveillance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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