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

Lin 2012.

Study characteristics
Methods HCC in China
Participants Participants: 170 (male/female: 102/68) cases and 340 (male/female: 204/136) controls
Inclusion criteria: incident cancer aged < 80 years, diagnosed in Changhwa Christian Hospital (Changhwa County, Taiwan, China)
Recruitment: from August 2004‐October 2008
Interventions N/A
Outcomes Number of cases
Lung cancer: 170 (male/female: 102/68) cases, including adenocarcinoma (N = 93), squamous cell carcinoma (N = 46) and others (N = 31, including small‐cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma, mixed cell carcinoma and unspecific malignant cell)
Green tea in exposure categories Exposure assessment: green tea drinking
Lowest exposure: 0 cup/d
Intermediate exposure: < 1 cup/d
Highest exposure: ≥ 1 cup/d
Notes Funding: National Science Council, Taiwan (NSC‐98‐2815‐C‐040‐028‐B; NSC 95‐2815‐C‐040‐019‐B; NSC 93‐2815‐C‐040‐008‐B)
Statistical methods: conditional logistic regression
Variables controlled in analysis: sex and age
Variables controlled by matching: sex and age (± 5 years)