Supplementary Table S1. Cohorts Participating in Analysis of Coffee Variables, Liver Cancer

Supplementary Table S1. Cohorts Participating in Analysis of Coffee Variables, Liver Cancer

Supplementary Table S1. Cohorts participating in analysis of coffee variables, Liver Cancer Pooling Project.

Cohort / Location / Recruitment/
Follow-up / Cohort
Characteristics / Non-Cases
Total / HCC
Total / ICC
Total
Men / Women / Men / Women / Men / Women
NIH-AARP Diet and
Health Study / multiple states / 1995/2008 / AARP members / 555,887 / 532 / 145
332,457 / 223,430 / 440 / 92 / 102 / 43
Agricultural Health
Study / North Carolina,
Iowa / 1999/2008 / Farmers and spouses / 33,696 / 10 / 2
18,297 / 15,399 / 5 / 5 / 2 / 0
United States
Radiologic Technologists
Study / multiple states / 1994/2008 / U.S. radiologic technologists / 72,402 / 4 / 1
16,112 / 56,290 / 2 / 2 / 1 / 0
Prostate, Lung,
Colorectal, and
Ovarian Cancer
Screening Trial / multiple states / 1993/2009 / Trial of cancer screening modalities / 149,595 / 148 / 41
73,589 / 76,006 / 126 / 22 / 25 / 16
Women's Health Study / multiple states / 1993-1995/2010 / Trial of low-dose aspirin and vitamin
E for preventing CVD and cancer, 1993-2004, then follow-up as an observational study / 39,840 / 6 / 5
- / 39,840 / - / 6 / - / 5
Cancer Prevention
Study II / U.S., nationwide / 1992/2007 / General population / 113,643 / 58 / 9
50,871 / 62,772 / 45 / 13 / 4 / 5
Iowa Women's
Health Study / Iowa / 1986/2007 / Postmenopausal women, ages
55-69 years / 28,570 / 29 / 10
- / 28,570 / - / 29 / - / 10
Black Women's
Health Study / multiple states / 1995/2009 / General population, self-identified
as black or African American / 57,152 / 6 / 1
- / 57,152 / - / 6 / - / 1
Women's Health
Initiative / multiple states / 1993/variable / Postmenopausal women, ages
50-79 years / 160,988 / 67 / 46
- / 160,988 / - / 67 / - / 46
TOTAL / 1,211,773 / 860 / 260
491,326 / 720,447 / 618 / 242 / 134 / 126

Supplementary Table S2. Assessment of coffee consumption, Liver Cancer Pooling Project.

Cohort / Coffee Assessment
NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study / Over the last 12 months, how many cups of coffee, caffeinated or decaffeinated, did you drink? None, Less than 1 cup per month, 1-3 cups per month, 1-2 cups per week, 3-4 cups per week, 5-6 cups per week, 1 cup per day, 2-3 cups per day, 4-5 cups per day, 6+ cups per day
More than half the time, I drank: caffeine-free, caffeine-containing.
Agricultural Health Study / Over the past 12 months, how many cups of coffee, caffeinated or decaffeinated, did you drink? Never, Less than 1 cup per month, 1-3 cups per month, 1 cup per week, 2-4 cups per week, 5-6 cups per week, 1 cup per day, 2-3 cups per day, 4-5 cups per day, 6 or more cups per day
How often was the coffee you drank decaffeinated? Almost never or never, About 1/4 of the time, About 1/2 of the time, About 3/4 of the time, Almost always or always
United States Radiologic
Technologists Study / During the past year, how often did you drink the following beverages?
Coffee, regular (6 oz.) Never, <1/month, 1/month, 2-3/month, 1/week, 2/week, 3-4/week, 5-6/week, 1/day, 2/day, 3/day, 4/day, 5+/day
Coffee, decaffeinated (6 oz.) Never, <1/month, 1/month, 2-3/month, 1/week, 2/week, 3-4/week, 5-6/week, 1/day, 2/day, 3/day, 4/day, 5+/day
Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and
Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial / Over the past 12 months, How many cups of coffee, caffeinated or decaffeinated, did you drink? None, Less than 1 cup per month, 1-3 cups per month, 1 cup per week, 2-4 cups per week, 5-6 cups per week, 1 cup per day, 2-3 cups per day, 4-5 cups per day, 6 or more cups per day
How often was the coffee you drank decaffeinated? Almost never or never, About 1/4 of the time, About 1/2 of the time, About 3/4 of the time, Almost always or always
Women's Health Study / Please fill in your AVERAGE use, DURING THE PAST YEAR, of each specified food.
Decaffeinated coffee (1 cup): Never or less than once/month, 1-3 per month, 1 per week, 2-4 per week, 5-6 per week, 1 per day, 2-3 per day, 4-5 per day, 6+ per day
Coffee with caffeine (1 cup): Never or less than once/month, 1-3 per month, 1 per week, 2-4 per week, 5-6 per week, 1 per day, 2-3 per day, 4-5 per day, 6+ per day
Cancer Prevention Study II / Please fill in your average total use, during the past year, of each specified food.
Decaffeinated coffee (1 cup): Never, Less than once per month, 1-3 cups per month, 1 cup per week, 2-4 cups per week, 5-6 cups per week, 1 cup per day, 2-3 cups per day, 4-5 cups per day, 6+ cups per day
Coffee with caffeine (1 cup): Never, Less than once per month, 1-3 cups per month, 1 cup per week, 2-4 cups per week, 5-6 cups per week, 1 cup per day, 2-3 cups per day, 4-5 cups per day, 6+ cups per day
Iowa Women's Health Study / Average use during the past year, Coffee (1 cup) Never or less than one per month, 1-3 per mo, 1 per week, 2-4 per week, 5-6 per week, 1 per day, 2-3 per day, 4-5 per day, 6+ per day
Average use during the past year, Decaffeinated coffee (1 cup) Never or less than one per month, 1-3 per mo, 1 per week, 2-4 per week, 5-6 per week, 1 per day, 2-3 per day, 4-5 per day, 6+ per day
Black Women's Health Study / Usual eating habits over the past year:
Decaffeinated coffee - How often: Never or <1 per month, 1-3 per month, 1 per week, 2-4 per week, 5-6 per week, 1 per day, 2-3 per day, 4-5 per day, 6 or more per day; How much (medium serving=1 medium cup): Small, Medium, Large
Coffee, with caffeine - How often: Never or <1 per month, 1-3 per month, 1 per week, 2-4 per week, 5-6 per week, 1 per day, 2-3 per day, 4-5 per day, 6 or more per day; How much (medium serving=1 medium cup): Small, Medium, Large
Women's Health Initiative / Do you usually drink coffee each day?
If yes, how many cups of regular coffee (not decaf) do you usually drink each day? None, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more

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Supplementary Table S3. Characteristics of participants in the Liver Cancer Pooling Project by coffee drinking.

Coffee
Non-Drinkers
(N=186,949) / Coffee Drinkers
(N=986,021)
N / (%) / N / (%)
Outcome
Non-Cases / 186,819 / (99.93) / 985,096 / (99.91)
HCC / 93 / (0.05) / 716 / (0.07)
ICC / 37 / (0.02) / 209 / (0.02)
Age at Entry
<50 / 35,932 / (19.22) / 77,647 / (7.87)
50-59 / 56,012 / (29.96) / 292,063 / (29.62)
60-69 / 72,610 / (38.84) / 498,182 / (50.52)
≥70 / 22,395 / (11.98) / 118,129 / (11.98)
Sex
Male / 50,966 / (27.26) / 425,629 / (43.17)
Female / 135,983 / (72.74) / 560,392 / (56.83)
Race
White / 145,683 / (78.66) / 878,132 / (89.76)
Black / 32,501 / (17.55) / 64,094 / (6.55)
Other / 7,016 / (3.79) / 36,033 / (3.68)
Missing / 1,749 / 7,762
Body Mass Index (kg/m2)
<18.5 / 2,311 / (1.27) / 9,063 / (0.94)
18.5-24.9 / 69,112 / (37.89) / 356,389 / (36.94)
25-29.9 / 64,351 / (35.28) / 389,922 / (40.42)
≥30 / 46,631 / (25.56) / 209,380 / (21.70)
Missing / 4,544 / 21,267
Diabetes
No / 173,736 / (93.26) / 912,488 / (92.83)
Yes / 12,561 / (6.74) / 70,514 / (7.17)
Missing / 652 / 3,019
Alcohol (drinks/day)
Non-Drinker / 78,290 / (42.60) / 224,573 / (23.21)
>0-<1 drink / 90,542 / (49.27) / 545,149 / (56.34)
1-3 drinks / 11,021 / (6.00) / 140,550 / (14.53)
>3 drinks / 3,921 / (2.13) / 57,272 / (5.92)
Missing / 3,175 / 18,477
Cigarette Smoking Status
Never Smoker / 120,298 / (65.55) / 391,991 / (40.70)
Former Smoker / 48,274 / (26.30) / 410,495 / (42.62)
Current Smoker / 14,959 / (8.15) / 160,681 / (16.68)
Missing / 3,418 / 22,854
Physical Activity
Low / 70,035 / (41.20) / 421,004 / (46.06)
Medium / 48,578 / (28.57) / 264,639 / (28.95)
High / 51,391 / (30.23) / 228,478 / (24.99)
Missing / 16,945 / 71,900

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Supplementary Table S4. Adjusted* Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for Associations Between Coffee Consumption and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Incidence by Sex, Smoking Status, Body Mass Index, and Diabetes, Liver Cancer Pooling Project.

Men / Women
Coffee Consumption / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI
Non-Drinker / 46,615 / 10 / 1.00 / 126,250 / 23 / 1.00
Ever / 393,030 / 105 / 0.99 / ( / 0.51 / - / 1.91 / ) / 508,592 / 94 / 0.90 / ( / 0.56 / - / 1.44 / )
Cups/day
>0-<1 / 73,955 / 21 / 1.16 / ( / 0.54 / - / 2.48 / ) / 90,884 / 15 / 1.16 / ( / 0.58 / - / 2.32 / )
1-<2 / 71,352 / 16 / 0.83 / ( / 0.37 / - / 1.84 / ) / 108,280 / 17 / 0.77 / ( / 0.41 / - / 1.46 / )
2-3 / 170,339 / 44 / 0.92 / ( / 0.46 / - / 1.86 / ) / 200,192 / 41 / 0.95 / ( / 0.56 / - / 1.61 / )
>3 / 76,461 / 24 / 1.11 / ( / 0.52 / - / 2.35 / ) / 84,558 / 16 / 0.89 / ( / 0.46 / - / 1.72 / )
Continuous, cups/day / 1.02 / ( / 0.92 / - / 1.13 / ) / 0.97 / ( / 0.86 / - / 1.09 / )
p for trend† / 0.7 / 0.5
Non-Smokers / Smokers
Coffee Consumption / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI
Non-Drinker / 115,235 / 21 / 1.00 / 57,789 / 12 / 1.00
Ever / 374,559 / 65 / 0.82 / ( / 0.49 / - / 1.35 / ) / 527,629 / 134 / 1.11 / ( / 0.61 / - / 2.02 / )
Cups/day
>0-<1 / 87,498 / 17 / 1.13 / ( / 0.58 / - / 2.18 / ) / 77,356 / 19 / 1.25 / ( / 0.60 / - / 2.60 / )
1-<2 / 86,431 / 12 / 0.63 / ( / 0.31 / - / 1.29 / ) / 93,328 / 21 / 0.99 / ( / 0.49 / - / 2.04 / )
2-3 / 140,728 / 26 / 0.82 / ( / 0.46 / - / 1.48 / ) / 230,037 / 59 / 1.09 / ( / 0.58 / - / 2.05 / )
>3 / 47,124 / 9 / 0.89 / ( / 0.40 / - / 1.96 / ) / 113,988 / 31 / 1.19 / ( / 0.60 / - / 2.34 / )
Continuous, cups/day / 0.96 / ( / 0.83 / - / 1.11 / ) / 1.02 / ( / 0.93 / - / 1.12 / )
p for trend† / 0.6 / 0.1
BMI <25 kg/m2 / BMI ≥25 kg/m2
Coffee Consumption / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI
Non-Drinker / 67,651 / 10 / 1.00 / 105,214 / 23 / 1.00
Ever / 339,706 / 56 / 0.91 / ( / 0.46 / - / 1.79 / ) / 561,916 / 143 / 0.94 / ( / 0.59 / - / 1.48 / )
Cups/day
>0-<1 / 63,633 / 12 / 1.29 / ( / 0.55 / - / 3.02 / ) / 101,206 / 24 / 1.09 / ( / 0.60 / - / 1.97 / )
1-<2 / 69,237 / 12 / 0.97 / ( / 0.41 / - / 2.25 / ) / 110,395 / 21 / 0.72 / ( / 0.39 / - / 1.31 / )
2-3 / 136,149 / 20 / 0.78 / ( / 0.36 / - / 1.69 / ) / 234,382 / 65 / 0.98 / ( / 0.60 / - / 1.61 / )
>3 / 60,960 / 11 / 0.96 / ( / 0.40 / - / 2.29 / ) / 100,059 / 29 / 1.01 / ( / 0.57 / - / 1.79 / )
Continuous, cups/day / 0.95 / ( / 0.82 / - / 1.11 / ) / 1.01 / ( / 0.92 / - / 1.11 / )
p for trend† / 0.5 / 0.07
No Diabetes / Diabetes
Coffee Consumption / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI
Non-Drinker / 161,059 / 29 / 1.00 / 11,391 / 4 / 1.00
Ever / 835,624 / 172 / 0.92 / ( / 0.61 / - / 1.38 / ) / 63,979 / 27 / 1.01 / ( / 0.35 / - / 2.90 / )
Cups/day
>0-<1 / 151,345 / 30 / 1.12 / ( / 0.66 / - / 1.91 / ) / 13,102 / 6 / 1.29 / ( / 0.36 / - / 4.61 / )
1-<2 / 165,484 / 28 / 0.77 / ( / 0.45 / - / 1.31 / ) / 13,769 / 5 / 0.90 / ( / 0.24 / - / 3.36 / )
2-3 / 344,302 / 71 / 0.88 / ( / 0.56 / - / 1.39 / ) / 25,558 / 14 / 1.25 / ( / 0.41 / - / 3.83 / )
>3 / 150,340 / 38 / 1.07 / ( / 0.64 / - / 1.79 / ) / 10,231 / 2 / 0.44 / ( / 0.08 / - / 2.44 / )
Continuous, cups/day / 1.01 / ( / 0.93 / - / 1.10 / ) / 0.90 / ( / 0.72 / - / 1.14 / )
p for trend† / 0.8 / 0.8

*Adjusted for: sex, age (continuous), race (white, black, other), cohort (AARP, AHS, USRT, PLCO, WHS, CPSII, IWHS, BWHS, WHI), BMI (continuous), cigarette smoking intensity (0, ≤10, >10-≤15, >15-≤25, >25 cigarettes/day), alcohol (non-drinker, and >0-<1, 1-3, >3 drinks/day).

†P-value for trend of continuous variable.

Supplementary Table S5. Adjusted* Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for Associations Between Coffee Consumption and Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Incidence by Caffeine Content; Sensitivity Analysis Excluding WHI and Jointly Modeling Caffeine Content and Drinking Intensity, Liver Cancer Pooling Project.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma / Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Caffeinated Coffee Consumption / HR / 95% CI / HR / 95% CI
Non-Drinker / 130,187 / 63 / 1.00 / 18 / 1.00
Ever / 432,411 / 347 / 1.03 / ( / 0.78 / - / 1.36 / ) / 94 / 1.01 / ( / 0.60 / - / 1.71 / )
Cups/day
>0-<1 / 66,120 / 58 / 1.25 / ( / 0.91 / - / 1.72 / ) / 17 / 1.21 / ( / 0.66 / - / 2.21 / )
1-<2 / 78,850 / 70 / 1.21 / ( / 0.88 / - / 1.67 / ) / 11 / 0.85 / ( / 0.46 / - / 1.59 / )
2-3 / 198,354 / 160 / 0.95 / ( / 0.71 / - / 1.28 / ) / 41 / 0.97 / ( / 0.56 / - / 1.69 / )
>3 / 89,087 / 59 / 0.81 / ( / 0.58 / - / 1.14 / ) / 25 / 1.11 / ( / 0.60 / - / 2.03 / )
p for trend† / 0.2 / 1.0
Decaffeinated Coffee Consumption
Non-Drinker / 130,187 / 63 / 1.00 / 18 / 1.00
Ever / 212,826 / 194 / 1.20 / ( / 0.90 / - / 1.61 / ) / 51 / 1.11 / ( / 0.64 / - / 1.92 / )
Cups/day
>0-<1 / 66,450 / 58 / 1.38 / ( / 1.00 / - / 1.90 / ) / 15 / 1.30 / ( / 0.71 / - / 2.37 / )
1-<2 / 47,791 / 51 / 1.34 / ( / 0.97 / 1.86 / ) / 10 / 0.92 / ( / 0.48 / - / 1.75 / )
2-3 / 75,840 / 64 / 1.05 / ( / 0.77 / - / 1.44 / ) / 20 / 1.04 / ( / 0.58 / - / 1.88 / )
>3 / 22,745 / 21 / 0.90 / ( / 0.63 / - / 1.29 / ) / 6 / 1.19 / ( / 0.62 / - / 2.28 / )
p for trend† / 0.08 / 0.7
Combination Coffee Consumption
Non-Drinker / 130,187 / 63 / 1.00 / 18 / 1.00
Ever / 130,379 / 44 / 0.72 / ( / 0.48 / - / 1.09 / ) / 20 / 1.56 / ( / 0.77 / - / 3.15 / )
Cups/day
>0-<1 / 27,696 / 10 / 0.87 / ( / 0.56 / - / 1.35 / ) / 3 / 1.84 / ( / 0.85 / - / 3.95 / )
1-<2 / 27,098 / 10 / 0.85 / ( / 0.54 / - / 1.31 / ) / 6 / 1.30 / ( / 0.59 / - / 2.85 / )
2-3 / 45,466 / 11 / 0.66 / ( / 0.43 / - / 1.02 / ) / 7 / 1.48 / ( / 0.71 / - / 3.07 / )
>3 / 30,119 / 13 / 0.57 / ( / 0.36 / - / 0.89 / ) / 4 / 1.68 / ( / 0.79 / - / 3.62 / )
p for trend† / 0.4 / 0.2

*Adjusted for: sex, age (continuous), race (white, black, other), cohort (AARP, AHS, USRT, PLCO, WHS, CPSII, IWHS, BWHS, WHI), BMI (continuous), cigarette smoking intensity (cigarettes/day), smoking status (non-smoker, former smoker, current smoker), cigarette smoking intensity (0, ≤10, >10-≤15, >15-≤25, >25 cigarettes/day), alcohol (non-drinker, and >0-<1, 1-3, >3 drinks/day).

†P-value for trend of continuous variable.

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Supplementary Table S6. Adjusted* Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for Associations Between Coffee Consumption and Suspected Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence by Caffeine Content, Liver Cancer Pooling Project.

Total Coffee / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI
Non-Drinker / 172,865 / 150 / 1.00
Ever / 901,624 / 1,390 / 1.02 / ( / 0.86 / - / 1.22 / )
Cups/day
0 / 172,865 / 150 / 1.00
>0-<1 / 164,840 / 271 / 1.16 / ( / 0.95 / - / 1.42 / )
1-<2 / 179,632 / 289 / 1.11 / ( / 0.91 / - / 1.36 / )
2-3 / 370,532 / 593 / 1.01 / ( / 0.84 / - / 1.21 / )
>3 / 161,019 / 220 / 0.75 / ( / 0.61 / - / 0.94 / )
Continuous, cups/day / 0.92 / ( / 0.89 / - / 0.95 / )
p for trend† / <0.0001
Caffeinated Coffee
Non-Drinker / 172,865 / 150 / 1.00
Ever / 521,438 / 878 / 1.05 / ( / 0.87 / - / 1.26 / )
Cups/day
0 / 172,865 / 150 / 1.00
>0-<1 / 66,120 / 128 / 1.22 / ( / 0.96 / - / 1.56 / )
1-<2 / 102,435 / 177 / 1.19 / ( / 0.95 / - / 1.49 / )
2-3 / 246,378 / 420 / 1.05 / ( / 0.86 / - / 1.28 / )
>3 / 106,505 / 153 / 0.74 / ( / 0.58 / - / 0.95 / )
p for trend† / <0.0001
Decaffeinated Coffee
Non-Drinker / 172,865 / 150 / 1.00
Ever / 232,726 / 408 / 1.06 / ( / 0.87 / - / 1.30 / )
Cups/day‡
0 / 130,187 / 126 / 1.00
>0-<1 / 66,450 / 111 / 1.11 / ( / 0.85 / - / 1.44 / )
1-<2 / 47,791 / 97 / 1.12 / ( / 0.85 / - / 1.47 / )
2-3 / 75,841 / 145 / 1.04 / ( / 0.81 / - / 1.34 / )
>3 / 22,745 / 45 / 0.90 / ( / 0.63 / - / 1.28 / )
p for trend† / 0.3
Combination Coffee
Non-Drinker‡ / 130,187 / 126 / 1.00
Ever / 130,380 / 73 / 0.71 / ( / 0.48 / - / 1.05 / )
Cups/day‡
0 / 130,187 / 126 / 1.00
>0-<1 / 27,697 / 20 / 1.07 / ( / 0.62 / - / 1.84 / )
1-<2 / 27,098 / 12 / 0.56 / ( / 0.29 / - / 1.08 / )
2-3 / 45,466 / 21 / 0.61 / ( / 0.36 / - / 1.05 / )
>3 / 30,119 / 20 / 0.68 / ( / 0.39 / - / 1.18 / )
p for trend† / 0.1

*Adjusted for: sex, age (continuous), race (white, black, other), cohort (AARP, AHS, USRT, PLCO, WHS, CPSII, IWHS, BWHS, WHI), BMI (continuous), cigarette smoking intensity (cigarettes/day), smoking status (non-smoker, former smoker, current smoker), cigarette smoking intensity (0, ≤10, >10-≤15, >15-≤25, >25 cigarettes/day), alcohol (non-drinker, and >0-<1, 1-3, >3 drinks/day).

†P-value for trend of continuous variable.

‡WHI excluded from analysis, due to lack of information about decaffeinated coffee consumption.

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Supplementary Table S7. Adjusted* Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for Associations Between Coffee Consumption and Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Incidence by Caffeine Content in the AARP Study, Liver Cancer Pooling Project.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma / Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Total Coffee / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI / Case N / HR / 95% CI
Non-Drinker / 54,090 / 33 / 1.00 / 12 / 1.00
Ever / 457,507 / 446 / 1.40 / ( / 0.97 / - / 2.00 / ) / 124 / 1.08 / ( / 0.59 / - / 1.98 / )
Cups/day
0 / 54,090 / 33 / 1.00 / 12 / 1.00
>0-<1 / 83,437 / 87 / 1.60 / ( / 1.07 / - / 2.39 / ) / 24 / 1.23 / ( / 0.61 / - / 2.48 / )
1-<2 / 84,175 / 92 / 1.59 / ( / 1.06 / - / 2.38 / ) / 16 / 0.77 / ( / 0.36 / - / 1.63 / )
2-3 / 209,014 / 196 / 1.32 / ( / 0.90 / - / 1.92 / ) / 55 / 1.04 / ( / 0.55 / - / 1.98 / )
>3 / 80,881 / 71 / 1.11 / ( / 0.72 / - / 1.70 / ) / 29 / 1.38 / ( / 0.69 / - / 2.77 / )
Continuous, cups/day / 0.93 / ( / 0.88 / - / 0.99 / ) / 1.05 / ( / 0.95 / - / 1.16 / )
p for trend† / 0.02 / 0.3
Caffeinated Coffee
Non-Drinker / 54,090 / 33 / 1.00 / 12 / 1.00
Ever / 302,795 / 286 / 1.41 / ( / 0.97 / - / 2.04 / ) / 79 / 1.10 / ( / 0.59 / - / 2.08 / )
Cups/day
0 / 54,090 / 33 / 1.00 / 12 / 1.00
>0-<1 / 40,741 / 44 / 1.62 / ( / 1.03 / - / 2.56 / ) / 11 / 1.22 / ( / 0.53 / - / 2.79 / )
1-<2 / 51,174 / 55 / 1.62 / ( / 1.04 / - / 2.51 / ) / 7 / 0.59 / ( / 0.23 / - / 1.51 / )
2-3 / 148,044 / 136 / 1.37 / ( / 0.92 / - / 2.03 / ) / 38 / 1.11 / ( / 0.57 / - / 2.19 / )
>3 / 62,836 / 51 / 1.11 / ( / 0.70 / - / 1.75 / ) / 23 / 1.54 / ( / 0.73 / - / 3.22 / )
p for trend† / 0.1 / 0.2
Decaffeinated Coffee
Non-Drinker / 54,090 / 33 / 1.00 / 12 / 1.00
Ever / 151,333 / 157 / 1.44 / ( / 0.98 / - / 2.13 / ) / 43 / 1.13 / ( / 0.59 / - / 2.19 / )
Cups/day
0 / 54,090 / 33 / 1.00 / 12 / 1.00
>0-<1 / 42,272 / 43 / 1.58 / ( / 1.00 / - / 2.50 / ) / 12 / 1.21 / ( / 0.54 / - / 2.71 / )
1-<2 / 32,522 / 37 / 1.61 / ( / 1.00 / - / 2.60 / ) / 9 / 1.10 / ( / 0.46 / - / 2.64 / )
2-3 / 59,311 / 59 / 1.32 / ( / 0.85 / - / 2.04 / ) / 17 / 1.11 / ( / 0.51 / - / 2.39 / )
>3 / 17,228 / 18 / 1.23 / ( / 0.68 / - / 2.22 / ) / 5 / 1.10 / ( / 0.37 / - / 3.22 / )
p for trend† / 0.7 / 0.7
Combination Coffee
Non-Drinker / 54,090 / 33 / 1.00 / 12 / 1.00
Ever / 3,379 / 3 / 1.25 / ( / 0.38 / - / 4.16 / ) / 2 / 2.63 / ( / 0.56 / - / 12.23 / )
Cups/day
0 / 54,090 / 33 / 1.00 / 12 / 1.00
>0-<1 / 424 / 0 / – / 1 / 9.55 / ( / 1.23 / - / 74.30 / )
1-<2 / 479 / 0 / – / 0 / –
2-3 / 1,659 / 1 / 0.87 / ( / 0.12 / - / 6.44 / ) / 0 / –
>3 / 817 / 2 / 4.02 / ( / 0.93 / - / 17.32 / ) / 1 / 5.22 / ( / 0.64 / - / 42.69 / )
p for trend† / 0.2 / 0.4

*Adjusted for: sex, age (continuous), race (white, black, other), BMI (continuous), cigarette smoking intensity (cigarettes/day), smoking status (non-smoker, former smoker, current smoker), cigarette smoking intensity (0, ≤10, >10-≤15, >15-≤25, >25 cigarettes/day), alcohol (non-drinker, and >0-<1, 1-3, >3 drinks/day).

†P-value for trend of continuous variable.

Supplementary Table S8. Adjusted* Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for Associations Between Coffee Consumption and Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Incidence by Sex in the AARP Study, Liver Cancer Pooling Project.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Men / Women
Coffee Consumption / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI
Non-Drinker / 28,514 / 23 / 1.00 / 25,576 / 10 / 1.00
Ever / 279,531 / 378 / 1.56 / ( / 1.02 / - / 2.40 / ) / 177,976 / 68 / 1.00 / ( / 0.51 / - / 1.95 / )
Cups/day
>0-<1 / 47,911 / 73 / 1.84 / ( / 1.15 / - / 2.95 / ) / 35,526 / 14 / 1.01 / ( / 0.45 / - / 2.28 / )
1-<2 / 47,194 / 77 / 1.84 / ( / 1.15 / - / 2.94 / ) / 36,981 / 15 / 1.01 / ( / 0.45 / - / 2.24 / )
2-3 / 129,720 / 165 / 1.45 / ( / 0.93 / - / 2.26 / ) / 79,294 / 31 / 1.05 / ( / 0.51 / - / 2.16 / )
>3 / 54,706 / 63 / 1.25 / ( / 0.77 / - / 2.03 / ) / 26,175 / 8 / 0.77 / ( / 0.30 / - / 1.97 / )
Continuous, cups/day / 0.93 / ( / 0.88 / - / 0.99 / ) / 0.94 / ( / 0.82 / - / 1.09 / )
p for trend† / 0.03 / 0.4
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Men / Women
Coffee Consumption / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI
Non-Drinker / 28,514 / 7 / 1.00 / 25,576 / 5 / 1.00
Ever / 279,531 / 87 / 1.12 / ( / 0.51 / - / 2.45 / ) / 177,976 / 37 / 1.02 / ( / 0.40 / - / 2.61 / )
Cups/day
>0-<1 / 47,911 / 14 / 1.13 / ( / 0.45 / - / 2.82 / ) / 35,526 / 10 / 1.43 / ( / 0.49 / - / 4.18 / )
1-<2 / 47,194 / 13 / 0.99 / ( / 0.39 / - / 2.51 / ) / 36,981 / 3 / 0.39 / ( / 0.09 / - / 1.63 / )
2-3 / 129,720 / 38 / 1.05 / ( / 0.46 / - / 2.38 / ) / 79,294 / 17 / 1.05 / ( / 0.39 / - / 2.89 / )
>3 / 54,706 / 22 / 1.43 / ( / 0.60 / - / 3.41 / ) / 26,175 / 7 / 1.30 / ( / 0.41 / - / 4.18 / )
Continuous, cups/day / 1.06 / ( / 0.94 / - / 1.19 / ) / 1.03 / ( / 0.86 / - / 1.24 / )
p for trend† / 0.4 / 0.8

*Adjusted for: sex, age (continuous), race (white, black, other), cohort (AARP, AHS, USRT, PLCO, WHS, CPSII, IWHS, BWHS, WHI), BMI (continuous), smoking status (non-smoker, former smoker, current smoker), cigarette smoking intensity (0, ≤10, >10-≤15, >15-≤25, >25 cigarettes/day), alcohol (non-drinker, and >0-<1, 1-3, >3 drinks/day).

†P-value for trend of continuous variable.

Supplementary Table S9. Adjusted* Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for Associations Between Coffee Consumption and Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Incidence by Caffeine Content excluding the AARP Study, Liver Cancer Pooling Project.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma / Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Total Coffee / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI / Case N / HR / 95% CI
Non-Drinker / 118,775 / 52 / 1.00 / 21 / 1.00
Ever / 444,115 / 204 / 0.69 / ( / 0.50 / - / 0.96 / ) / 75 / 0.84 / ( / 0.50 / - / 1.40 / )
Cups/day
0 / 118,775 / 52 / 1.00 / 21 / 1.00
>0-<1 / 81,402 / 51 / 1.02 / ( / 0.67 / - / 1.55 / ) / 12 / 1.18 / ( / 0.54 / - / 2.56 / )
1-<2 / 95,457 / 57 / 0.84 / ( / 0.56 / - / 1.24 / ) / 17 / 0.87 / ( / 0.45 / - / 1.68 / )
2-3 / 161,517 / 59 / 0.52 / ( / 0.35 / - / 0.78 / ) / 30 / 0.87 / ( / 0.49 / - / 1.55 / )
>3 / 80,138 / 26 / 0.42 / ( / 0.25 / - / 0.68 / ) / 11 / 0.62 / ( / 0.29 / - / 1.34 / )
Continuous, cups/day / 0.81 / ( / 0.74 / - / 0.89 / ) / 0.91 / ( / 0.79 / - / 1.04 / )
p for trend† / <0.0001 / 0.2
Caffeinated Coffee
Non-Drinker / 118,775 / 52 / 1.00 / 21 / 1.00
Ever / 218,643 / 93 / 0.65 / ( / 0.45 / - / 0.93 / ) / 40 / 0.77 / ( / 0.44 / - / 1.34 / )
Cups/day
0 / 118,775 / 52 / 1.00 / 21 / 1.00
>0-<1 / 25,379 / 14 / 0.97 / ( / 0.52 / - / 1.80 / ) / 6 / 2.62 / ( / 0.95 / - / 7.25 / )
1-<2 / 51,261 / 30 / 0.85 / ( / 0.54 / - / 1.36 / ) / 8 / 0.62 / ( / 0.27 / - / 1.41 / )
2-3 / 98,334 / 38 / 0.59 / ( / 0.38 / - / 0.91 / ) / 19 / 0.74 / ( / 0.39 / - / 1.41 / )
>3 / 43,669 / 11 / 0.33 / ( / 0.16 / - / 0.64 / ) / 7 / 0.62 / ( / 0.26 / - / 1.52 / )
p for trend† / 0.0004 / 0.1
Decaffeinated Coffee
Non-Drinker / 118,775 / 52 / 1.00 / 21 / 1.00
Ever / 81,392 / 47 / 0.86 / ( / 0.56 / - / 1.33 / ) / 13 / 0.77 / ( / 0.37 / - / 1.63 / )
Cups/day‡
0 / 76,097 / 30 / 1.00 / 6 / 1.00
>0-<1 / 24,178 / 15 / 1.01 / ( / 0.53 / - / 1.91 / ) / 3 / 1.08 / ( / 0.26 / - / 4.52 / )
1-<2 / 15,269 / 14 / 1.09 / ( / 0.56 / - / 2.10 / ) / 1 / 0.43 / ( / 0.05 / - / 3.70 / )
2-3 / 16,529 / 5 / 0.32 / ( / 0.12 / - / 0.84 / ) / 3 / 1.32 / ( / 0.30 / - / 5.80 / )
>3 / 5,517 / 3 / 0.45 / ( / 0.13 / - / 1.51 / ) / 1 / 0.90 / ( / 0.10 / - / 8.24 / )
p for trend† / 0.01 / 0.6
Combination Coffee
Non-Drinker‡ / 76,097 / 30 / 1.00 / 6 / 1.00
Ever / 127,000 / 41 / 0.40 / ( / 0.24 / - / 0.67 / ) / 18 / 1.48 / ( / 0.54 / - / 4.04 / )
Cups/day‡
0 / 76,097 / 30 / 1.00 / 6 / 1.00
>0-<1 / 27,272 / 10 / 0.54 / ( / 0.26 / - / 1.13 / ) / 2 / 0.93 / ( / 0.18 / - / 4.76 / )
1-<2 / 26,619 / 10 / 0.46 / ( / 0.22 / - / 0.98 / ) / 6 / 2.33 / ( / 0.71 / - / 7.69 / )
2-3 / 43,807 / 10 / 0.26 / ( / 0.12 / - / 0.55 / ) / 7 / 1.64 / ( / 0.51 / - / 5.29 / )
>3 / 29,302 / 11 / 0.43 / ( / 0.20 / - / 0.89 / ) / 3 / 0.91 / ( / 0.21 / - / 4.02 / )
p for trend† / 0.02 / 0.8

*Adjusted for: sex, age (continuous), race (white, black, other), BMI (continuous), cigarette smoking intensity (cigarettes/day), smoking status (non-smoker, former smoker, current smoker), cigarette smoking intensity (0, ≤10, >10-≤15, >15-≤25, >25 cigarettes/day), alcohol (non-drinker, and >0-<1, 1-3, >3 drinks/day).

†P-value for trend of continuous variable.

‡WHI excluded from analysis, due to lack of information about decaffeinated coffee consumption.

Supplementary Table S10. Adjusted* Hazard Ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for Associations Between Coffee Consumption and Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Incidence by Sex excluding the AARP Study, Liver Cancer Pooling Project.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Men / Women
Coffee Consumption / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI
Non-Drinker / 18,101 / 17 / 1.00 / 100,674 / 35 / 1.00
Ever / 113,499 / 112 / 0.71 / ( / 0.42 / - / 1.21 / ) / 330,616 / 92 / 0.68 / ( / 0.45 / - / 1.02 / )
Cups/day
>0-<1 / 26,044 / 40 / 1.12 / ( / 0.63 / - / 1.99 / ) / 55,358 / 11 / 0.70 / ( / 0.34 / - / 1.45 / )
1-<2 / 24,158 / 26 / 0.67 / ( / 0.36 / - / 1.25 / ) / 71,299 / 31 / 1.03 / ( / 0.63 / - / 1.69 / )
2-3 / 40,619 / 30 / 0.51 / ( / 0.27 / - / 0.93 / ) / 120,898 / 29 / 0.53 / ( / 0.32 / - / 0.88 / )
>3 / 21,755 / 16 / 0.48 / ( / 0.24 / - / 0.96 / ) / 58,383 / 10 / 0.33 / ( / 0.16 / - / 0.68 / )
Continuous, cups/day / 0.81 / ( / 0.71 / - / 0.92 / ) / 0.81 / ( / 0.71 / - / 0.92 / )
p for trend† / 0.001 / 0.002
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Men / Women
Coffee Consumption / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI / Non-case N / Case N / HR / 95% CI
Non-Drinker / 18,101 / 3 / 1.00 / 100,674 / 18 / 1.00
Ever / 113,499 / 18 / 0.66 / ( / 0.19 / - / 2.30 / ) / 330,616 / 57 / 0.87 / ( / 0.51 / - / 1.51 / )
Cups/day
>0-<1 / 26,044 / 7 / 1.20 / ( / 0.31 / - / 4.72 / ) / 55,358 / 5 / 0.86 / ( / 0.30 / - / 2.50 / )
1-<2 / 24,158 / 3 / 0.46 / ( / 0.09 / - / 2.34 / ) / 71,299 / 14 / 0.98 / ( / 0.48 / - / 2.00 / )
2-3 / 40,619 / 6 / 0.62 / ( / 0.15 / - / 2.54 / ) / 120,898 / 24 / 0.91 / ( / 0.49 / - / 1.71 / )
>3 / 21,755 / 2 / 0.34 / ( / 0.05 / - / 2.05 / ) / 58,383 / 9 / 0.70 / ( / 0.30 / - / 1.62 / )
Continuous, cups/day / 0.84 / ( / 0.63 / - / 1.13 / ) / 0.93 / ( / 0.80 / - / 1.08 / )
p for trend† / 0.3 / 0.01

*Adjusted for: sex, age (continuous), race (white, black, other), cohort (AARP, AHS, USRT, PLCO, WHS, CPSII, IWHS, BWHS, WHI), BMI (continuous), smoking status (non-smoker, former smoker, current smoker), cigarette smoking intensity (0, ≤10, >10-≤15, >15-≤25, >25 cigarettes/day), alcohol (non-drinker, and >0-<1, 1-3, >3 drinks/day).

†P-value for trend of continuous variable.

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Supplementary Figure S1. Meta-influence Graph of the Influence of Individuals Studies for Associations between Coffee Consumption versus No Consumption and Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Liver Cancer Pooling Project.

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