Table 3.
Interactions between green tea and other risk factors.
| Cases N |
Controls N |
cOR and 95% CI | aOR and 95% CIa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green tea drinking | Alcohol drks/day | ||||
| Ever | <2 | 46 | 105 | Ref | Ref |
| Ever | ≥2 | 27 | 76 | 0.81 (0.46–1.42) | 0.85 (0.44–1.64) |
| Never | ≤2 | 86 | 191 | 1.03 (0.67–1.58) | 0.93 (0.52–1.66) |
| Never | >2 | 25 | 25 | 2.28 (1.19–4.39) | 2.68 (1.24–5.82) |
| OR for interaction | 2.74 (1.20–6.27) | 3.40 (1.26–9.16) | |||
| Green tea drinking | Smoking | ||||
| Ever | Never | 22 | 60 | Ref | Ref |
| Ever | Ever | 51 | 121 | 1.15 (0.64–2.07) | 0.76 (0.38–1.55) |
| Never | Never | 61 | 153 | 1.09 (0.61–1.93) | 0.89 (0.41–1.90) |
| Never | Ever | 50 | 63 | 2.17 (1.17–4.00) | 1.34 (0.63–2.85) |
| OR for interaction | 1.73 (0.81–3.69) | 1.98 (0.78–5.03) | |||
| Green tea drinking | HBV/HCV infection | ||||
| Ever | No | 26 | 126 | Ref | Ref |
| Ever | Yes | 45 | 55 | 3.97 (2.23–7.06) | 3.88 (2.10–7.19) |
| Never | No | 31 | 163 | 0.92 (0.52–1.63) | 1.01 (0.52–1.94) |
| Never | Yes | 79 | 52 | 7.36 (4.26–12.74) | 7.29 (3.84–13.82) |
| OR for interaction | 2.02 (0.93–4.38) | 1.87 (0.81–4.31) | |||
| Green tea drinking | AFB1 | ||||
| Ever | Low | 35 | 117 | Ref | Ref |
| Ever | High | 32 | 44 | 2.43 (1.35–4.39) | 2.17 (1.14–4.15) |
| Never | Low | 57 | 127 | 1.50 (0.92–2.45) | 1.55 (0.86–2.81) |
| Never | High | 40 | 73 | 1.83 (1.07–3.14) | 1.90 (1.00–3.61) |
| OR for interaction | 0.50 (0.23–1.09) | 0.56 (0.24–1.32) |
Adjusted for age, gender, education, income, BMI, family history, pack-year, alcohol drinking and HBSAg.