Lin 2008

Methods	Case‐control study within a prospective cohort study in Japan
Participants	77,850 cohort participants 292 cases (deaths), sub‐cohort control
Interventions	N/A
Outcomes	Mortality, cancer specific Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, smoking, alcohol, diabetes history, gallbladder disease history
Cancer type & time of follow‐up	Pancreatic cancer (follow‐up between 5 to 13 years)
Sponsor	Grant‐in‐Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
Notes	All: <1cup/day (reference category) 1 to 2 cups/day: RR 1.04 (95% CI 0.67 to 1.6) 3 to 4 cups/day: RR 1.14 (95% CI 0.8 to 1.63) 5 to 6 cups/day: RR 0.99 (95% CI 0.69 to 1.42) ≥ 7 cups/day: RR 1.23 (95% CI 0.84 to 1.8) p = 0.46 Men: <1cup/day (reference category) 1 to 2 cups/day: RR 0.79 (95% CI 0.42 to 1.51) 3 to 4 cups/day: RR 1.09 (95% CI 0.65 to 1.83) 5 to 6 cups/day: RR 0.88 (95% CI 0.53 to 1.48) ≥ 7 cups/day: RR 0.95 (95% CI 0.55 to 1.65) p = 0.90 Women: <1cup/day (reference category) 1 to 2 cups/day: RR 1.32 (95% CI 0.73 to 2.38) 3 to 4 cups/day: RR 1.20 (95% CI 0.73 to 1.97) 5 to 6 cups/day: RR 1.08 (95% CI 0.66 to 1.78) ≥ 7 cups/day: RR 1.54 (95% CI 0.91 to 2.60) p = 0.28