Sex differences in the association between green tea consumption and hypertension in elderly Chinese adults

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Association between habitual green tea drinking and risk of hypertension by sex

	Participants, No.	Prevalence of hypertension No. (%)	OR (95% CI)
	Participants, No.	Prevalence of hypertension No. (%)	Model 1^a	Model 2^b	Model 3^c
Overall
Never drinker	8355	3540 (42.5)	Reference	Reference	Reference
Daily drinker	922	463 (50.2)	1.37 (1.19–1.58)^**	1.20 (1.04–1.39)^*	1.16 (1.00–1.35)
Women^d
Never drinker	5343	2343 (43.9)	Reference	Reference	Reference
Daily drinker	298	141 (47.3)	1.10 (0.87–1.39)	0.93 (0.73–1.18)	0.88 (0.69–1.14)
Men^d
Never drinker	3012	1197 (39.7)	Reference	Reference	Reference
Daily drinker	624	322 (51.6)	1.58 (1.33–1.88)^**	1.43 (1.19–1.71)^**	1.38 (1.15–1.67)^**

OR Odds ratio. *Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05), **statistically significant difference (p < 0.001)
^aModel 1 was adjusted for age and sex
^bModel 2 was adjusted for Model 1 + urban residence, living location, marital status, pension, smoking status, sleep duration, and eating salt-preserved vegetables daily
^cModel 3 was adjusted for Model 2 + comorbid diabetes and hyperlipidemia
^dModel 1–3 used for women and men excluded the sex category

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