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. 2013 Apr 30;108(11):2372–2380. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.190

Table 2. Fluid intake and the risk of bladder cancer.

Fluid intake Control/case OR (95% CI)a P
Total fluid intake (ml/day)
<1696 324/218 1  
1696–2215 325/215 0.92 (0.71–1.18) 0.517
2215–2789 324/191 0.81 (0.62–1.05) 0.109
≥2789 325/382 1.41 (1.10–1.81) 0.007
P for trend
 
 
0.01
Water (serving/day)
<2 217/202 1  
2–3.4 300/217 0.84 (0.64–1.11) 0.218
3.5–4.9 329/204 0.78 (0.60–1.03) 0.078
≥5 452/383 1.02 (0.80–1.31) 0.856
P for trend
 
 
0.565
All types of tea (serving/day)
Never 312/328 1  
0.1–0.70 472/342 0.74 (0.59–0.92) 0.007
0.71+ 515/337 0.65 (0.53–0.81) <0.001
P for trend
 
 
<0.001
 Decaffeinated tea (serving/day)
 Never 1155/877 1  
 0.1–0.56 66/61 1.38 (0.95–2.00) 0.092
 0.57+ 78/69 1.35 (0.96–1.92) 0.088
 P for trend
 
 
0.031
 Black tea (serving/day)
 Never 515/492 1  
 0.1–0.56 381/250 0.71 (0.57–0.88) 0.001
 0.57+ 403/265 0.67 (0.54–0.83) <0.001
 P for trend
 
 
<0.001
 Green tea (serving/day)
 Never 972/828 1  
 0.1–0.13 133/88 0.82 (0.61–1.11) 0.197
 0.14+ 194/91 0.60 (0.45–0.79) <0.001
 P for trend
 
 
<0.001
 Other herbal tea (serving/day)
 Never 1120/937 1  
 0.1–0.13 82/26 0.44 (0.27–0.69) <0.001
 0.14+ 97/44 0.60 (0.41–0.88) 0.009
 P for trend
 
 
<0.001
All types of soft drink (serving/day)
Never 286/187 1  
0.1–0.70 506/393 1.26 (1.00–1.60) 0.055
0.71+ 507/427 1.34 (1.05–1.70) 0.018
P for trend
 
 
0.025
 Diet soft drink (serving/day)
 Never 705/589 1  
 0.1–0.85 294/197 0.96 (0.77–1.19) 0.702
 0.86+ 300/221 1.06 (0.85–1.32) 0.62
 P for trend
 
 
0.713
 Regular soft drink (serving/day)
 Never 758/505 1  
 0.1–0.34 270/232 1.28 (1.03–1.60) 0.025
 0.35+ 271/270 1.27 (1.02–1.58) 0.032
 P for trend
 
 
0.014
All types of coffee (serving/day)
Never 259/155 1  
0.1–1.9 375/271 1.13 (0.87–1.47) 0.372
2+ 665/581 1.14 (0.90–1.46) 0.283
P for trend
 
 
0.336
 Decaffeinated coffee (serving/day)
 Never 1006/717 1  
 0.1–0.9 89/94 1.75 (1.28–2.41) 0.001
 1+ 203/196 1.37 (1.09–1.73) 0.007
 P for trend
 
 
0.001
 Regular coffee (serving/day)
 Never 389/288 1  
 0.1–1.9 332/235 0.91 (0.72–1.15) 0.437
 2+ 577/484 0.92 (0.74–1.13) 0.401
 P for trend
 
 
0.426
Total alcoholic beverage (serving/day)
Never 368/366 1  
0.1–0.38 465/265 0.59 (0.48–0.74) <0.001
0.39+ 466/376 0.77 (0.62–0.95) 0.016
P for trend
 
 
0.021
 Wine (serving/day)
 Never 574/586 1  
 0.1–0.13 329/205 0.66 (0.53–0.82) <0.001
 0.14+ 396/216 0.59 (0.48–0.73) <0.001
 P for trend
 
 
<0.001
 Beer (serving/day)
 Never 727/563 1  
 0.1–0.13 256/183 0.96 (0.76–1.21) 0.749
 0.14+ 316/261 0.99 (0.80–1.24) 0.961
 P for trend
 
 
0.917
 Liquor (serving/day)
 Never 748/651 1  
 0.1–0.06 274/149 0.66 (0.52–0.83) <0.001
 0.07+ 277/207 0.77 (0.61–0.96) 0.019
 P for trend     0.003

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; OR=odds ratio.

a

Adjusting for age, sex, ethnicity, energy intake, and smoking.