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> higher caffeinated coffee intake was significantly associated with lower dementia risk (141 vs 330 cases per 100 000 person-years comparing the fourth [highes
by marticode 7mo ago
> higher caffeinated coffee intake was significantly associated with lower dementia risk (141 vs 330 cases per 100 000 person-years comparing the fourth [highest] quartile of consumption with the first [lowest] quartile; hazard ratio, 0.82 [95% CI, 0.76 to 0.89])
That's a very big difference.
- dyauspitr 7mo agoSo a 100% reduction in risk? Or is it 50% reduction in risk.
- cultofmetatron 7mo agoDoing lots of cognition heavy tasks also seems to correlate with lower dementia risk; Basicly the premise of "brain workout" apps. Thought I think if you're going to be doing brain exercises, that time would be better spent learning a new langauge or learning math or physics or art. Incidently, People who study or do a lot of thinking heavy deep work also tend to be coffee addicts. coincidence?
- Qem 7mo ago> Incidently, People who study or do a lot of thinking heavy deep work also tend to be coffee addicts. coincidence? Coffee can be quite expensive, and thinking work that requires a lot of education tends to correlate with higher income, so I wonder if coffee drinking just acted as another wealth indicator.
- galleywest200 7mo agoYou can get very, very cheap coffee. Good coffee can be expensive, I agree with that.
- xattt 7mo agoI wonder if this translates to other stimulant use like amphetamines. The positive effect may be negated by hypertension induced by said stimulants, which would then lead to organic dementias.
- ticulatedspline 7mo agoLooking at the chart the difference is even larger. The cohort quartiles have different drinks/day. looking at just the NHS cohort the difference between 0 and 4.5 drinks/day was an incident rate of 354 to 95 per 100k person-years.