Green tea consumption and gastric cancer in Japanese: a pooled analysis of six cohort studies
Green tea consumption and gastric cancer in Japanese: a pooled analysis of six cohort studies
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DOI:
10.1136/gut.2008.166710
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发表时间:
2009-10-01
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影响因子:
24.5
通讯作者:
Tsugane, S.
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作者:
Inoue, M.;Sasazuki, S.;Tsugane, S.
Background: Previous experimental studies have suggested many possible anti-cancer mechanisms for green tea, but epidemiological evidence for the effect of green tea consumption on gastric cancer risk is conflicting.Objective: To examine the association between green tea consumption and gastric cancer.Methods: We analysed original data from six cohort studies that measured green tea consumption using validated questionnaires at baseline. Hazard ratios (HRs) in the individual studies were calculated, with adjustment for a common set of variables, and combined using a random-effects model.Results: During 2 285 968 person-years of follow-up for a total of 219 080 subjects, 3577 cases of gastric cancer were identified. Compared with those drinking = 5 cups/day (multivariate-adjusted pooled HR = 0.79, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.65 to 0.96). This decrease was also significant for the distal subsite (HR = 0.70, 95% CI = 0.50 to 0.96). In contrast, a lack of association for proximal gastric cancer was consistently seen in both men and women.Conclusions: Green tea may decrease the risk of distal gastric cancer in women.