Lin 2008.

Study characteristics
Methods	Cohort study in Japan
Participants	Participants: 110,792 inhabitants of 45 areas of Japan. Data retrieved for 77,850 (male/female: 32,774/45,076) Inclusion criteria: aged 40‐79 (≥ 18 years in 1949). Details reported in Ohno 2001 Parent cohort: Japan Collaborative Cohort Study of Evaluation of Cancer Risk (JACC Study) Recruitment: from 1988‐1990 Same population of Fujino 2002 and Hoshiyama 2002
Interventions	N/A
Outcomes	Number of cases Outcome assessment: 31 December 2003 Pancreatic cancer mortality: 292 (male/female: 140/152) cases
Green tea in exposure categories	Exposure assessment: green tea drinking Lowest exposure: < 1 cup/d Intermediate exposure 1: 1‐2 cups/d Intermediate exposure 2: 3‐4 cups/d Intermediate exposure 3: 5‐6 cups/d Highest exposure: ≥ 7 cups/d
Notes	Funding: Grant‐in‐Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas 2 (No. 13220019) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. The JACC Study has also been supported by Grants‐in‐Aid for Scientific Research from the same ministry (Nos. 61010076, 62010074, 63010074, 1010068, 2151065, 3151064, 4151063, 5151069, 6279102 and 11181101). Statistical methods: Cox hazard proportional regression Variables controlled in analysis: age, sex, BMI, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, history of diabetes and history of gallbladder diseases Variables controlled by matching: ‐