Green tea consumption | p for trend | |||||
<1 cup/week | 1–6 cups/week | 1–2 cups/day | 3–5 cups/day | ≥6 cups/day | ||
Men | ||||||
Person-years | 39 393 | 44 976 | 57 653 | 154 175 | 103 167 | |
Total CVD | ||||||
N | 173 | 165 | 203 | 623 | 525 | |
Age and BMI-adjusted HR | 1 | 0.95 (0.77–1.20) | 0.89 (0.73–1.11) | 0.92 (0.77–1.10) | 1.02 (0.86–1.23) | 0.635 |
Multivariable HR | 1 | 1.09 (0.61–1.96) | 1.31 (0.80–2.14) | 1.31 (0.86–1.99) | 1.42 (0.90–2.24) | 0.327 |
CHD | ||||||
N | 47 | 46 | 39 | 139 | 101 | |
Age and BMI-adjusted HR | 1 | 1.01 (0.66–1.54) | 0.59 (0.37–0.94) | 0.75 (0.54–1.07) | 0.75 (0.52–1.08) | 0.074 |
Multivariable HR | 1 | 1.28 (0.43–3.86) | 0.87 (0.35–2.15) | 0.88 (0.41–1.87) | 0.74 (0.30–1.78) | 0.273 |
Stroke | ||||||
N | 72 | 67 | 87 | 272 | 244 | |
Age and BMI-adjusted HR | 1 | 0.97 (0.68–1.38) | 0.96 (0.69–1.34) | 1.06 (0.76–1.32) | 1.19 (0.90–1.58) | 0.127 |
Multivariable HR | 1 | 1.22 (0.48–3.11) | 1.23 (0.56–2.70) | 1.36 (0.68–2.68) | 1.45 (0.69–3.06) | 0.779 |
Women | ||||||
Person-years | 68 286 | 68 111 | 71 987 | 233 032 | 136 608 | |
Total CVD | ||||||
N | 200 | 139 | 154 | 598 | 356 | |
Age and BMI-adjusted HR | 1 | 0.77 (0.61–0.98) | 0.71 (0.56–0.89) | 0.75 (0.63–0.89) | 0.74 (0.62–0.90) | 0.007 |
Multivariable HR | 1 | 1.13 (0.66–1.93) | 0.77 (0.48–1.26) | 0.81 (0.56–1.18) | 0.62 (0.40–0.98) | 0.031 |
CHD | ||||||
N | 41 | 24 | 23 | 108 | 71 | |
Age and BMI-adjusted HR | 1 | 0.69 (0.40–1.18) | 0.54 (0.31–0.94) | 0.65 (0.44–0.96) | 0.73 (0.48–1.11) | 0.275 |
Multivariable HR | 1 | 0.34 (0.06–1.75) | 0.28 (0.07–1.11) | 0.39 (0.18–0.85) | 0.42 (0.15–0.92) | 0.038 |
Stroke | ||||||
N | 83 | 56 | 84 | 259 | 154 | |
Age and BMI-adjusted HR | 1 | 0.74 (0.52–1.07) | 0.90 (0.64–1.25) | 0.76 (0.58–0.99) | 0.57 (0.56–1.01) | 0.061 |
Multivariable HR | 1 | 1.55 (0.67–3.58) | 1.10 (0.53–2.26) | 1.07 (0.59–1.94) | 0.72 (0.34–1.52) | 0.206 |
Multivariable HR was adjusted for body mass index (BMI), history of hypertension, history of diabetes, smoking status, alcohol intake, education, walking hours, hours of sports participation, perceived mental stress, multivitamin use, vitamin E supplement use, consumption of total fruits, total vegetable, total beans, total meat, total fish and seaweeds, and total daily energy intake.
CHD, coronary heart disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease.