Tea Consumption and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in the UK Biobank : A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tea is frequently consumed worldwide, but the association of tea drinking with mortality risk remains inconclusive in populations where black tea is the main type consumed.

Objective

To evaluate the associations of tea consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality and potential effect modification by genetic variation in caffeine metabolism.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

The UK Biobank.

Participants

498 043 men and women aged 40 to 69 years who completed the baseline touchscreen questionnaire from 2006 to 2010.

Measurements

Self-reported tea intake and mortality from all causes and leading causes of death, including cancer, all cardiovascular disease (CVD), ischemic heart disease, stroke, and respiratory disease.

SUBMITTER: Inoue-Choi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623338 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature