. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 14.

Published in final edited form as: J Alzheimers Dis. 2018;65(1):99–105. doi: 10.3233/JAD-180103

Table 4.

Association between tea consumption and cognitive decline: linear regression

	Change in 3MSE score
Tea consumption	Coefficient (95% CI)	p value
Non-tea drinkers	Reference
Model 1^*
Weekly tea drinkers	0.08 (−0.38, 0.55)	0.72
Daily tea drinkers	0.66 (0.05, 1.27)	0.03
Model 2^**
Weekly tea drinkers	0.06 (−0.43, 0.54)	0.82
Daily tea drinkers	0.60 (−0.03, 1.24)	0.06

Dependent variable was the change score of 3MSE from baseline to follow-up: 3MSE change score= baseline 3MSE – follow-up 3MSE score; greater change score indicates greater cognitive decline.

Adjusted for age, education and baseline 3MSE.

^**

Further adjusted for fasting glucose.