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Influence of Tea Consumption on Acute Myocardial Infarction in China Population

Abstract

We assessed the association between tea consumption and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using INTERHEART China data. Cases (n = 2909) and controls (n = 2947) were randomly selected and frequency matched by age and sex. Participants who drank tea ≥4 cups/d had a significantly higher risk of AMI than tea nondrinkers; odds ratio (OR) was 1.29 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.03-1.61) compared with tea nondrinkers. A similar trend was found in …

Authors

Hao G; Li W; Teo K; Wang X; Yang J; Wang Y; Liu L; Yusuf S

Journal

Angiology, Vol. 66, No. 3, pp. 265–270

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

March 2015

DOI

10.1177/0003319714531849

ISSN

0003-3197