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

Zhang 2007.

Study characteristics
Methods HCC in China
Participants Participants: 1009 cases and 1009 controls (all women)
Inclusion criteria: aged 20‐87 years, newly diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinomas or in situ carcinoma of the breast, residents in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Recruitment: from July 2004‐September 2005
Interventions N/A
Outcomes Number of cases
Breast cancer: 1009 cases (all female)
Green tea in exposure categories Exposure assessment: intake of green tea
Lowest exposure: never or seldom
Intermediate exposure 1: ≤ 1 cup/week
Intermediate exposure 2: 2–6 times/week
Intermediate exposure 3: 1 cup/d
Highest exposure: ≥ 2 cups/d
Notes Funding: not declared
Statistical methods: conditional logistic regression
Variables controlled in analysis: resident area, education, BMI, age at menarche, number of children breastfed, menopausal status, oral contraceptive use, HRT, biopsy‐confirmed benign breast diseases, breast cancer in first‐degree relatives, total energy intake, passive smoking, alcohol consumption, coffee consumption, physical activity, soy intake, vegetable intake and fruit intake
Variables controlled by matching: age (± 5 years)
Zhang 2009 reports same data as Zhang 2007 but stratified by intake of mushrooms.