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Table 4 The combined effect of the temperature of oolong tea drinking and the risk index group

From: Oolong tea consumption and its interactions with a novel composite index on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Risk index group

Variables

Drinking warm oolong tea

Drinking hot oolong tea

Low index group

Tea consumption

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.63(0.30,1.30)

1.16(0.74,1.83)

Frequency of tea consumption

 Never drinking

1.00

1.00

 1~5times/week

1.21(0.36,4.01)

1.37(0.61,3.10)

  ≥ 5 times/week

0.48(0.20,1.14)

1.16(0.73,1.86)

Duration of tea consumption

 Never drinking

1.00

1.00

 1~10 year

0.63(0.16,2.50)

0.94(0.40,2.20)

  ≥ 10 year

1.04(0.23,4.84)

1.24(0.78,1.99)

High index group

Tea consumption

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.70(0.28,1.74)

3.14(1.93,5.11)

Frequency of tea consumption

 Never drinking

1.00

1.00

  < 5times/week

0.38(0.45,32.26)

6.63(2.26,19.44)

  ≥ 5 times/week

0.42(0.14,1.24)

2.71(1.63,4.50)

Duration of tea consumption

 Never drinking

1.00

1.00

 1~10 year

0.42(0.07,2.59)

3.16(1.15,8.70)

  ≥ 10 year

0.63(0.20,2.05)

3.46(2.03,5.91)