Green Tea Consumption is Associated with Reduced Incident CHD and Improved CHD-related Biomarkers in the Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2016 Apr 14

PMID 27072746

Citations 17

Authors

Chong Tian

Qiao Huang

Liangle Yang

Sebastien Legare

Francesca Angileri

Handong Yang

Xiulou Li

Xinwen Min

Ce Zhang

Chengwei Xu

Jing Yuan

Xiaoping Miao

Mei-An He

Tangchun Wu

Xiaomin Zhang

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Abstract

Prospective studies on the association of green tea with risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence were scarce. This study examined whether green tea can reduce CHD incidence and have a beneficial effect on CHD-related risk markers in middle-aged and older Chinese population. We included 19,471 participants who were free of CHD, stroke or cancer at baseline from September 2008 to June 2010, and were followed until October 2013. Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the hazard ratios (HR) of CHD incidence in relation to green tea consumption. Linear regression models were used to evaluate the effect of green tea on 5-year changes of CHD-related biomarkers. Compared with non-green tea consumers, the multivariable-adjusted HR for CHD was 0.89 (95% CI, 0.81-0.98) in green tea consumers. Particularly, the reduced risk of CHD incidence with green tea consumption was more evident among participants who were male, more than 60 years old, overweight, or with diabetes mellitus. In addition, green tea consumption improved multiple CHD-related risk markers including total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, mean platelet volume, and uric acid. In conclusion, green tea consumption was associated with a reduced risk of CHD incidence in the middle-aged and older Chinese populations, and the association might be partly due to altered CHD-related biomarkers.

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