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Caffeine intake and anxiety: a meta-analysis.

Chen Liu¹, Licheng Wang², Chi Zhang²

¹School of International Education, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.

Frontiers in Psychology

|February 16, 2024

Summary

Caffeine intake is linked to an increased risk of anxiety in healthy adults. Higher doses, particularly over 400mg, significantly elevate anxiety risk, confirming a dose-dependent association.

Keywords:

anxiety caffeine coffee healthy population meta-analysis

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Area of Science:

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Nutritional Science
Epidemiology

Background:

The relationship between caffeine consumption and anxiety risk is debated.
A comprehensive meta-analysis is needed to consolidate existing evidence.

Approach:

Searched multiple databases (PubMed, Embase, etc.) up to December 2022.
Included 14 studies with 546 participants from healthy populations.
Utilized standardized mean difference (SMD) for anxiety assessment and performed subgroup analyses based on dosage.

Key Points:

Overall meta-analysis indicated caffeine intake elevates anxiety risk (SMD = 0.94).
Low-dose caffeine moderately increased anxiety risk (SMD = 0.61).
High-dose caffeine significantly heightened anxiety risk (SMD = 2.86).

Conclusions:

Caffeine intake is associated with increased anxiety risk in healthy individuals.
The risk is particularly pronounced with high caffeine consumption (over 400mg).
Findings highlight the importance of caffeine dosage in anxiety development.