Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 325-331 , July 1999

Coffee Drinking and Serum Gamma-Glutamyltransferase: An Extended Study of Self-Defense Officials of Japan

  • Satoshi Honjo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. S. Honjo, Department of Public Health, National Defense Medical College, 3–2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359–8513, Japan
    • ,
  • Suminori Kono, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
    • ,
  • Michel P Coleman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cancer and Public Health Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
    • ,
  • Koichi Shinchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Self-Defense Forces (SDF) Fukuoka Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
    • ,
  • Yutaka Sakurai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
    • ,
  • Isao Todoroki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
    • ,
  • Takashi Umeda, MPhysED

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
    • ,
  • Kazuo Wakabayashi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
    • ,
  • Koji Imanishi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Self-Defense Forces (SDF) Fukuoka Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroshi Nishikawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • SDF Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
    • ,
  • Shinsaku Ogawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • SDF Sapporo Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
    • ,
  • Mitsuhiko Katsurada, MD

      Affiliations

    • SDF Sapporo Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
    • ,
  • Katsuya Nakagawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • SDF Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Nobuyuki Yoshizawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan

Received 8 September 1998 ,Revised 1 March 1999 ,Accepted 2 April 1999.

References 

  1. Penn R, Worthington DJ. Is serum γ-glutamyltransferase a misleading test?. BMJ. 1983;286:531–535
  2. Arnesen E, Huseby NE, Brenn T, Try K. The Tromsø heart study (Distribution of, and determinants for, gamma-glutamyltransferase in a free-living population). Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 1986;46:63–70
  3. Robinson D, Whitehead TP. Effect of body mass and other factors on serum liver enzyme levels in men attending for well population screening. Ann Clin Biochem. 1989;26:393–400
  4. Nilssen O, Førde OH, Brenn T. The Tromsø study. Distribution and population determinants of gamma-glutamyltransferase. Am J Epidemiol. 1990;132:318–326
  5. Salvaggio A, Periti M, Miano L, Tavanelli M, Marzorati D. Body mass index and liver enzyme activity in serum. Clin Chem. 1991;37:720–723
  6. Kono S, Shinchi K, Imanishi K, Todoroki I, Hatsuse K. Coffee and serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (A study of self-defense officials in Japan). Am J Epidemiol. 1994;139:723–727
  7. Pintus F, Mascia P, on behalf of the `ATS-SARDEGNA’ research group . Distribution and population determinants of gamma-glutamyltransferase in a random sample of Sardinian inhabitants. Eur J Epidemiol. 1996;12:71–76
  8. Steffensen FH, Sorensen HT, Brock A, Vilstrup H, Lauritzen T. Alcohol consumption and serum liver-derived enzymes in a Danish population aged 30–50 years. Int J Epidemiol. 1997;26:92–99
  9. Tanaka K, Tokunaga S, Kono S, Tokudome S, Akamatsu T, Moriyama T, et al.  Coffee consumption and decreased serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and aminotransferase activities among male alcohol drinkers. Int J Epidemiol. 1998;27:438–443
  10. Nilssen O, Førde OH. Seven-year longitudinal population study of change in gamma-glutamyltransferase (The Tromso study). Am J Epidemiol. 1994;139:787–792
  11. Casiglia E, Spolaore P, Ginocchio G, Ambrosio GB. Unexpected effects of coffee consumption on liver enzymes. Eur J Epidemiol. 1993;9:293–297
  12. Klatsky AL, Armstrong MA. Alcohol, smoking, coffee, and cirrhosis. Am J Epidemiol. 1992;136:1248–1257
  13. Corrao G, Lepore AR, Torchio P, Valenti M, Gialatola C, D’Amicis A. The effect of drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes on the risk of cirrhosis associated with alcohol consumption. A case-control study. Eur J Epidemiol. 1994;10:657–664
  14. Kono S, Shinchi K, Ikeda N, Yanai F, Imanishi K. Prevalence of gallstone disease in relation to smoking, alcohol use, obesity, and glucose tolerance (A study of self-defense officials in Japan). Am J Epidemiol. 1992;136:787–794
  15. Kono S, Imanishi K, Shinchi K, Yanai F. Relationship of diet to small and large adenomas of the sigmoid colon. Jpn J Cancer Res. 1993;84:13–19
  16. Szasz G. A kinetic photometric method for serum γ-glutamyl transpeptidase. Clin Chem. 1969;15:124–136
  17. Hasegawa M, Yamada S, Hirayama C. Fasting plasma caffeine level in cirrhotic patients (Relation to plasma levels of catecholamines and renin activity). Hepatology. 1989;10:973–977
  18. SAS Institute, Inc. SAS/STAT User’s Guide, release 6.03 ed. Caiy, NC: SAS Institute, Inc; 1988.
  19. Sharp DS, Benowitz NL. Re (“alcohol, smoking, coffee, and cirrhosis” and “coffee and serum gamma-glutamyltransferase. A study of self-defense officials in Japan”). Am J Epidemiol. 1995;141:480–481
  20. Weusten-Van der Wouw MPME, Katan MB, Viani R, Huggett AC, Liardon R, Lund-Larsen PG. Identity of the cholesterol-raising factor from boiled coffee and its effects on liver function enzymes. J Lipid Res. 1994;35:721–733
  21. Urgert R, Schulz AGM, Katan MB. Effects of cafestol and kahweol from coffee grounds on serum lipids and serum liver enzymes in humans. Am J Clin Nutr. 1995;61:149–154
  22. Urgert R, Essed N, Van der Weg G, Kosmeijer-Schuil TG, Katan MB. Separate effects of the coffee diterpenes cafestol and kahweol on serum lipids and liver aminotransferases. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997;65:519–524
  23. Van Rooij J, Van der Stegen GHD, Schoemaker RC, Kroon C, Burggraaf J, Hollaar L. A placebo-controlled parallel study of the effect of two types of coffee oil on senim lipids and transaminases (Identification of chemical substances involved in the cholesterol-raising effect of coffee). Am J Clin Nutr. 1995;61:1277–1283
  24. Urgert R, Van der Weg G. Kosmeijer-Schull TG, Van de Bovenkamp P, Hovenier R, Katan UB. Levels of the cholesterol-elevating diterpenes cafestol and kahweol in various coffee brews. J Agric Food Chem. 1995;43:2167–2172

PII: S1047-2797(99)00013-7

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 325-331 , July 1999

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution