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. 2020 Mar 2;2020(3):CD005004. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005004.pub3

Hsu 2012.

Study characteristics
Methods PCC in China
Participants Participants: 371 (69.5% male) cases and 321 (69.2% male) controls. Only 317 of the 321 eligible controls) included in the analysis
Inclusion criteria: aged ≤ 75 years, no previous diagnosis for nasopharyngeal carcinoma and residence in Taipei city/county, Taiwan (China) for > 6 months
Recruitment: from 15 July 1991‐31 December 1994
Interventions N/A
Outcomes Number of cases
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: 368 cases out of 371 eligible cases
Green tea in exposure categories Exposure assessment: intake of green tea
Lowest exposure: 0 times/week
Intermediate exposure: < 1 time/week
Highest exposure: ≥ 1 time/week
Notes Funding: National Institutes of Health, USAA
Statistical methods: unconditional logistic regression
Variables controlled in analysis: age, sex, ethnicity, educational level, nasopharyngeal carcinoma family history, total calories intake, years of cigarette smoking and exposure to formaldehyde and wood dust
Variables controlled by matching: ‐