The Claim

Non-coffee drinkers who engage in sedentary behavior (sitting 6 or more hours per day) have a 58% higher risk of mortality from all causes compared to coffee drinkers who sit less than 6 hours per day, suggesting a joint effect of sedentary behavior and coffee consumption on mortality risk.

Source: Association of daily sitting time and coffee consumption with the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among US adults

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

People who don't drink coffee and sit for more than 6 hours a day are 58% more likely to die from any cause compared to coffee drinkers who sit less. This suggests that drinking coffee might help protect against the health dangers of sitting too much.

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Non-coffee drinkers who sit 6 or more hours per day are 58% more likely to die from all causes compared to coffee drinkers who sit less than 6 hours per day, indicating a joint effect of sedentary behavior and coffee consumption on mortality risk

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Association of daily sitting time and coffee consumption with the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among US adults

    The study directly tested what the claim describes - comparing non-coffee drinkers who sit a lot (6+ hours/day) with coffee drinkers who sit less. It found that non-coffee drinkers who sat a lot had 58% higher risk of dying from any cause compared to coffee drinkers who sat less, exactly matching the claim.

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