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Table 1 Baseline of the included studies

From: Tea consumption didn’t modify the risk of fracture: a dose–response meta-analysis of observational studies

Author

Year

Study design

Site

Age (year)

Gender

Type and No. of fractures

No. of participants

Categories of tea consumption

Adjustment

Kreiger N[17]

1992

Case–control

Canada

50-84

Female

Hip fracture 102, wrist fracture 154

533

2 categories, <3 cup/day, ≥ 3 cup/day

Age, the Queteletindex, ovariectomy, estrogens replacement, cigarette smoking

Johnell O[18]

1995

Case–control

Southern Europe

> 50

Female

Hip fracture 2086

5,618

4 categories, never, 1–2 cups/day, 3 cups/day, ≥ 4 cups/day

Age, center and BMI

Tavani A[19]

1995

Case–control

Italy

19-74

Female

Hip fracture 279

1,340

2 categories, no drinking, drinking

Age, education, body mass index, smoking status, total alcohol consumption, calcium intake, menopausal status, and estrogen replacement therapy use

Chen Z[20]

2003

Cohort

USA

50-79

Female

Hip fractures 386, forearm/wrist fractures 1,809, other fractures 8,332

91,465

4 categories, <1 cup/day 1 cup/day 2–3 cups/day ≥ 4 cups/day

Age, BMI, ethnicity, hormone replacement therapy use, smoking, years since menopause, fracture history, osteoporosis drug use, walking, soy milk consumption, coffee drinking, and depression

Hallström H[21]

2010

Case–control

India

65.2 ± 15.1

M:F 86:114

Hip fracture, 100

200

2 categories, ≤ 1 cup/day >1 cup/day

Age, BMI, agility, eat pander, eat fish, active persons, take calcium supplements

Jha RM[22]

1999

Case–control

Southern Europe

50-100

Male

Hip fracture 730

1,862

4 categories, never, sometimes, 1–2 cups/day, ≥ 3 cups/day

Age, center and BMI

Kanis J[23]

2013

Case–control

China

71 ± 7

M:F 148:433

Hip fracture femoral neck fractures 396, intertrochanteric fractures 185

581

2 categories, No drinking, drinking

NA

Zeng FF[24]

2011

Cohort

China

>90

M:F 226:467

Osteoporotic fracture 72

703

2 categories, Former drinking, current drinking

Age, gender, sleep habits educational levels, religion habits and temperament

Tomata Y[25]

2012

Cohort

Japan

>65

M:F 6176:7812

Hip fracture 55

13,988

4 categories, 1 cup/day 1–2 cups/day

NA

 

3–4 cups/day

 
 

5 cups/day

 
  1. M: male; F: female; BMI: body mass index; NA: not available.