Association Between Tea Drinking and Cognitive Disorders in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous research has shown that tea drinking has a bearing on Cognitive Disorders, but the conclusions are inconsistent. The purpose of this research was to systematically assess the published evidence pertaining to tea drinking and the risk of cognitive disorders in older adults using a meta-analysis, and to concurrently evaluate the dose-response association.

Design

A meta-analysis.

Setting and participants

We used the PubMed and Web of Science databases for a literature search until 30 May 2021. We initially retrieved 20,908 studies (14,884 from PubMed and 6,024 from the Web of Science), Thirty-six studies met the inclusion criteria (7 case-control, 16 cohort, and 13 cross-sectional studies), involved 224,980 participants.

Methods

Pooled odd ra

SUBMITTER: Shi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9083466 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature