Association of tea consumption with life expectancy in US adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The association of tea consumption with life expectancy in US adults remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between tea consumption and life expectancy among US adults.

Methods

Tea consumption records and available mortality data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001 to 2018 for adults ≥ 20 years of age were used (n = 43,276). Participants were grouped based on their daily tea consumption as follows: non-drinkers, < 1 cup/day, 1 to < 3 cups/day, 3 to < 5 cups/day, and ≥ 5 cups/day. Life table method was used to evaluate the association between daily tea consumption and life expectancy.

Results

During a median follow-up of 8.7 years, we documented 6275 deaths out of the 43,276 participants. The estimated life expect

SUBMITTER: Tian W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11603940 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature