A Meta-analysis on tea drinking and the risk of lung cancer in Chinese population
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2012.08.023
- VernacularTitle:中国人群饮茶与肺癌关系的Meta分析
- Author:
Zi-Yi JIN
1
;
Ren-Qiang HAN
;
Ai-Min LIU
;
Xu-Shan WANG
;
Ming WU
;
Zuo-Feng ZHANG
;
Jin-Kou ZHAO
Author Information
1. 南京医科大学
- Keywords:
Tea;
Lung neoplasms;
Case-control study;
Meta-analysis
- From:Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2012;33(8):857-861
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To examine the association between tea drinking and the risk of lung cancer in Chinese population.Methods All relevant published articles in Chinese and English literature database were identified.Meta-analysis was conducted.Combined odds ratio (OR) and 95％ confidence interval (CI) were calculated to estimate the associations and dose-response relationship between tea drinking and the risk of lung cancer.Results Twelve studies were included.An inverse association with lung cancer was observed on tea drinkers when compared to non-tea drinkers (OR=0.66,95％CI:0.49-0.89).Conclusion Tea drinking might serve as a protective factor on lung cancer in the Chinese population.
