Tea and coffee drinking and ovarian cancer risk: results from the Netherlands Cohort Study and a meta-analysis

J Steevens; L J Schouten; B A J Verhage; R A Goldbohm; P A van den Brandt

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604008

Tea and coffee drinking and ovarian cancer risk: results from the Netherlands Cohort Study and a meta-analysis

Br J Cancer. 2007 Nov 5;97(9):1291-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604008. Epub 2007 Oct 9.

Authors

J Steevens¹, L J Schouten, B A J Verhage, R A Goldbohm, P A van den Brandt

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Jessie.Steevens@epid.unimaas.nl

Abstract

In a cohort study, ovarian cancer (280 cases) showed no significant association with tea or coffee, the multivariable rate ratios being 0.94 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.89, 1.00) and 1.04 (95% CI: 0.97, 1.12) per cup per day, respectively. A meta-analysis also produced no significant findings overall, though the cohort studies showed a significant inverse association for tea.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Meta-Analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Beverages*
Case-Control Studies
Coffee*
Cohort Studies
Drinking Behavior*
Feeding Behavior
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Middle Aged
Netherlands / epidemiology
Ovarian Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Ovarian Neoplasms / prevention & control
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Risk Assessment
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tea*

Substances

Coffee
Tea