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Table 1 Study characteristics of published cohort and case-control studies on tea consumption and bladder cancer

From: Tea consumption and risk of bladder cancer: a meta-analysis

Authors and year

Study design

Country

Study period

Cases/ subjects

Anatomical site of urinary tract

Tea type

Variables of adjustment

Tea drinking assessment

Ros et al. [40]

Cohort

European countries

1992-2000

513/233,236

Urinary tract

Tea

Age, sex, smoking status

Questionnaire

Hemelt et al. [39]

HCC

China

2005-2008

419/384 (green tea)

Bladder

Green tea

Age, sex, smoking status, smoking frequency, and smoking duration adjusted odds ratios

Questionnaire

408/385 (black tea)

Black tea

Kurahashi et al. [38]

Cohort

Japan

1990-2005

164/49,566 (men)

Bladder

Green tea

Age, area, smoking status, alcohol and coffee consumption

Questionnaire

42/54,874 (women)

Jiang et al. [37]

PCC

US

1987-1999

1,586/1,586

Bladder

Tea

Age, sex, race, level of education, use of NSAIDs, carotenoid intake, number of years as hairdresser/barber, cigarette smoking status, duration of smoking, and intensity of smoking.

Questionnaire

Stefani et al. [36]

HCC

Uruguay

1996-2000

255/501

Bladder

Tea

Age, sex, residence, urban/rural status, education, family history of bladder cancer among first-degree relatives, body mass index, occupation, smoking status, years since quitting, number of cigarettes smoked per day, maté drinking, soft drink intake, milk intake, and, coffee drinking

Both

Wakai et al. [35]

HCC

Japan

1994-2000

124/744

Urinary tract

Green tea

Age, sex, cumulative consumption of cigarettes, year of first visit

Questionnaire

Black tea

Woolcott et al. [34]

PCC

Canada

1992-1994

927/2118

Bladder

Tea

Age, sex, education level, current smoking, cumulative smoking, and intake of energy, calcium, fibre and beer

Questionnaire

Zeegers et al. [33]

Cohort

Netherland

1986-1992

569/3,123

Bladder

Tea

Age, sex, number of cigarettes/day, years of cigarette smoking, and coffee consumption

Questionnaire

Geoffery-Perez et al. [32]

HCC

France

1984-1987

765/765

Bladder

Tea

Age, sex smoking, residence, center

Interview

Bianch et al. [30]

PCC

USA

1986-1989

1,452/2,434

Bladder

Tea

Age, sex, education, smoking status, family history of bladder cancer, high risk occupation, total beverage consumption, years of chlorinated surface water, vegetable and coffee consumption

Questionnaire

Nagano et al. [31]

Cohort

Japan

1979-1981

114/3,8540

Bladder

Green tea

Age, gender, radiation dose, smoking status, education level, body-mass index, and calendar time

Questionnaire

Black tea

Lu et al. [28]

HCC

Taiwan

1996-1997

40/160

Bladder

Tea

age, sex, date of admission, family history, ethnicity, and smoking status.

Questionnaire

Michaud et al. [29]

Cohort

US

1986-1996

252/47,909

Bladder

Tea

Geographic region, age, pack-years of smoking, current smoking status, energy intake, intake of fruits and vegetables, and intake of all other beverages.

Questionnaire

Bruemmer et al. [27]

PCC

US

1987-1990

262/405

Bladder

Tea

Age, sex, smoking, county

Interview

Chyou et al. [26]

Cohort

US

1965-1968

96/7,995

Urinary tract

Green tea

Age, smoking

Both

Black tea

Kunze et al. [25]

HCC

Germany

1977-1985

675/675

Urinary tract

Black tea

Age, sex, smoking

Interview

D’Avanzo et al. [24]

HCC

Italy

1985-1990

555/855

Bladder

Tea

Age, sex, education, smoking habits, alcohol drinking and exposure to occupational risk

Interview

Nomura et al. [23]

PCC

US

1977-1986

261/522

Urinary tract

Black tea

Age, sex, pack-years of cigarette smoking

Interview

Clavel et al. [22]

HCC

France

1984-1987

690/690

Bladder

Tea

Age, sex, smoking

Interview

Slattery et al. [18]

PCC

US

1977-1982

419/889

Bladder

Tea

Age, sex, smoking status, diabetes and bladder infection

Interview

Risch et al. [21]

PCC

Canada

1979-1982

876/1,668

Bladder

Tea

Age, sex, residence, and lifetime cigarette consumption.

Interview

Jensen et al. [20]

PCC

Denmark

1979-1981

371/771

Bladder

Tea

Age, sex, smoking status,

Interview

Ohno et al. [19]

PCC

Japan

1976-1978

293/589

Urinary tract

Black tea

Age, smoking

Interview

  1. PCC: population-based case-control study, HCC: hospital-based case-control study, NSAIDs: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Both: questionnaire and interview.