A Meta-analysis on tea drinking and the risk of lung cancer in Chinese population

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
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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.