Tea consumption and the risks of osteoporosis and hip fracture: a population-based longitudinal follow-up study
Authors' conclusion
Tea consumption was linked to a lower risk of osteoporosis, particularly among women and middle-aged people. High tea consumption was also associated with a reduced risk of hip fracture.
Study context
- Population
- Subjects aged 45 to 74 years, Keelung Community-based Integrated Screening database and Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database
- Participants
- 42,742 subjects
- Exposure
- Low and high tea consumption vs no tea consumption
- Outcome
- Osteoporosis (BMD by DXA) and hip fracture (X-ray findings)
- Follow-up
- Median 8.5 years
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Osteoporosis
Each group vs no tea consumptionHazard ratio (95% CI)
Low tea consumption
0.88(0.80–0.96)
High tea consumption
0.87(0.80–0.94)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | HR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Osteoporosis in participants aged 59 or below (subgroup)Low tea consumptionvs No tea consumption | 0.85 (0.74–0.96) | |
| Osteoporosis in participants aged 59 or below (subgroup)High tea consumptionvs No tea consumption | 0.79 (0.69–0.90) | |
| Hip fractureLow tea consumptionvs No tea consumption | 0.85 (0.67–1.08) | |
| Hip fractureHigh tea consumptionvs No tea consumption | 0.69 (0.55–0.86) | |
| 0.512Hazard ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Tea consumption and the risks of osteoporosis and hip fracture: a population-based longitudinal follow-up study. Osteoporos Int. Published 14 October 2022. doi:10.
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