Table 4. Multivariate hazard ratios* of death from total cancer and apoplexy according to coffee and green tea consumption for men.
Consumption category (cups/day) |
Total cancer | Apoplexy | ||
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No. of cases |
Multivariate hazard ratios (95%CI) |
No. of cases |
Multivariate hazard ratios (95%CI) |
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Coffee | ||||
<0.5 | 24 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
0.5-1 | 19 | 0.91 (0.50-1.68) | 11 | 0.70 (0.34-1.47) |
>=2 | 18 | 0.91 (0.48-1.72) | 5 | 0.32 (0.12-0.87) |
Trend P | 0.76 | 0.022 | ||
Green tea | ||||
<0.5 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
0.5-3 | 21 | 0.93 (0.51-1.70) | 15 | 0.96 (0.45-2.04) |
>=4 | 18 | 0.92 (0.49-1.73) | 10 | 0.60 (0.26-1.38) |
Trend P | 0.80 | 0.20 |
* Coffee and green tea consumption, age (in years), history of selected diseases, educational status (age at final graduation <18 or >=18 years old), and smoking status (never smoked or other status) were included in the Cox model as covariates.
CI= confidence interval