Caffeine intake is not associated with serum testosterone levels in adult men: cross-sectional findings from the NHANES 1999-2004 and 2011-2012
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Journal Article
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The association of caffeine intake with testosterone remains unclear. We evaluated the association of caffeine intake with serum testosterone among American men and determined whether this association varied by race/ethnicity and measurements of adiposity. METHODS: Data were analyzed for 2581 men (≥20 years old) who participated in the cycles of the NHANES 1999-2004 and 2011-2012, a cross-sectional study. Testosterone (ng/mL) was measured by immunoassay among men who participated in the morning examination session. We analyzed 24-h dietary recall data to estimate caffeine intake (mg/day). Multivariable weighted linear regression models were conducted. RESULTS: We identified no linear relationship between caffeine intake and testosterone levels in the total population, but there was a non-linear association (pnonlinearity < .01). Similarly, stratified analysis showed nonlinear associations among Mexican-American and Non-Hispanic White men (pnonlinearity ≤ .03 both) and only among men with waist circumference <102 cm and body mass index <25 kg/m2 (pnonlinearity < .01, both). CONCLUSION: No linear association was identified between levels of caffeine intake and testosterone in US men, but we observed a non-linear association, including among racial/ethnic groups and measurements of adiposity in this cross-sectional study. These associations are warranted to be investigated in larger prospective studies.
Date Issued
2018-04-25
Date Acceptance
2018-04-13
Citation
Aging Male, 2018, 22 (1), pp.45-54
ISSN
1368-5538
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Start Page
45
End Page
54
Journal / Book Title
Aging Male
Volume
22
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Aging Male on 25th April 2018, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13685538.2018.1465912.
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29692226
Subjects
Caffeine intake
obesity
race/ethnicity
testosterone
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Date Publish Online
2018-04-25