Green tea consumption and dementia risk in community-dwelling Japanese people aged 40-74 years: A 12-year cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Green tea, like coffee, has been suggested to protect against dementia, but supporting evidence is lacking. The present study aimed to determine independent associations of green tea consumption with, and interactions of green tea and coffee consumption on, dementia risk in middle-aged and older people.

Methods

The present study is a 12-year follow-up of the Murakami cohort study on age-related diseases. Participants were 13,660 (men, 6,573 [48.1%]; mean age, 59.0 (SD = 9.3) years) community-dwelling residents aged 40-74 years. The baseline survey was conducted between 2011-2013. A self-administered questionnaire obtained information on predictors, including sex, age, marital status, education, occupation, body size, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, tea and cof

SUBMITTER: Kaise R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12402371 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature