Lack of association between tea and cardiovascular disease in college alumni
| Autor: | I-Min Lee, Howard D. Sesso, Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Yuko Oguma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Population Coronary Disease Disease Internal medicine medicine Humans Tea consumption education Stroke Black tea Flavonoids education.field_of_study Tea business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Cardiovascular Diseases Relative risk Educational Status Female Epidemiologic Methods business Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Epidemiology. 32:527-533 |
| ISSN: | 1464-3685 0300-5771 |
| Popis: | Background Epidemiological studies suggest that tea intake, a major dietary source of flavonoids, may be associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods We prospectively followed 17 228 subjects (mean age, 59.5 years) initially free of CVD and cancer from the College Alumni Health Study. Participants provided baseline self-reports of tea consumption (cups/day) and coronary risk factors. During a median follow-up of 15 years, there were 3372, 2615, and 757 cases of CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke, respectively, ascertained from either self-reports or death certificates. Results Overall, the median level of tea consumption was 1 cup/day. Compared with participants consuming no tea, the multivariate relative risks (RR) of CVD for those drinking |
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