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. 2009 Jul 8;2009(3):CD005004. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005004.pub2

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
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