Song 2008
Methods | Case‐control study, population‐based in USA | |
Participants | 781 cases, 1,263 controls | |
Interventions | N/A | |
Outcomes | Association of green tea consumption with cancer risk Adjusted for age, county, year of diagnosis/reference date, race/ethnicity, number of full‐term pregnancies, duration of hormonal contraception, education, body mass index, smoking, tubal ligation/hysterectomy, and family history of breast/ovarian cancer |
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Cancer type & time of follow‐up | Ovarian cancer | |
Sponsor | NIH grant, USA | |
Notes | Non‐drinkers OR = 1.00 < 1 cup/day OR = 0.82 (95% CI, 0.66 to 1.04) ≥1 cups/day OR = 0.46 (95% CI, 0.26 to 0.84) p = 0.01 When Asian women were excluded from analysis: Non‐drinkers OR = 1.00 < 1 cup/day OR = 0.81 (no CIs provided) ≥1 cups/day OR = 0.41 (no CIs provided) p = 0.003 |