Table 2.
Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia with green tea intake.
| Cups of Green Tea/Day | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | <1/Day | 1–3/Day | ||
| Lumbar spine (n = 3232) | <0.001 | |||
| Normal | 326 (20.2) | 318 (27.2) | 97 (40.4) | |
| Osteopenia | 795 (47.6) | 591 (48.5) | 119 (40.7) | |
| Osteoporosis | 605 (32.2) | 321 (24.4) | 60 (18.9) | |
| Femur neck (n = 3470) | <0.001 | |||
| Normal | 305 (18.6) | 328 (26.3) | 98 (36.0) | |
| Osteopenia | 1043 (54.9) | 770 (57.9) | 157 (52.5) | |
| Osteoporosis | 512 (26.5) | 218 (15.8) | 39 (11.5) | |
| Total femur (n = 3470) | <0.001 | |||
| Normal | 989 (56.0) | 869 (67.9) | 210 (74.0) | |
| Osteopenia | 755 (37.7) | 405 (28.6) | 79 (24.5) | |
| Osteoporosis | 116 (6.3) | 42 (3.5) | 5 (1.4) | |
| Lumbar spine or Femur neck or Total femur (n = 3530) | ||||
| Normal | 206 (10.9) | 218 (16.6) | 74 (27.7) | <0.001 |
| Osteopenia | 864 (47.9) | 706 (53.2) | 151 (49.5) | |
| Osteoporosis | 823 (41.2) | 412 (30.2) | 76 (22.8) | |
Values are presented as unweighted numbers (weighted%).