Table 5.
Tea consumption | Crude RR | Adjusted RR | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
First modela) | Second modelb) | Third modelc) | ||
Absence of tea consumption | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
ET group | 1.53 (0.62–2.81) | 1.56 (0.69–2.32) | 1.52 (0.71–2.50) | 1.46 (0.78–2.39) |
UT group | 0.98 (0.76–1.12) | 1.18 (0.52–1.86) | 1.09 (0.90–1.32) | 1.03 (0.89–1.15) |
Values are presented as RR (95% confidence interval).
ET, excessive tea; UT, usual tea.
First model was adjusted for maternal age, parity, pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, and gestational age in weeks at first antenatal visit, and delivery;
Second model was adjusted for education level; either literate or illiterate, employment, and smoking habit;
Third model was adjusted for all parameters included in upper models.