Table 3

Multivariate-adjusted HR and 95% CIs of green tea and coffee consumption for all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes

Green tea consumptionCoffee consumption
No<1 cup/d1 cup/d≥2 cups/d
No
 Event no. /at risk14/15113/13611/11112/209
 HR (95% CI)1.0 (ref.)0.95 (0.45–2.04)1.17 (0.53–2.59)0.76 (0.35–1.66)
≤1 cup/d
 Event no. /at risk17/14922/30515/23020/459
 HR (95% CI)0.93 (0.45–1.92)0.95 (0.48–1.86)0.85 (0.41–1.77)0.62 (0.31–1.23)
2–3 cups/d
 Event no. /at risk30/25720/36118/27119/500
 HR (95% CI)0.98 (0.52–1.86)0.59 (0.30–1.16)0.81 (0.40–1.64)0.49 (0.24–0.99)
≥4 cups/d
 Event no. /at risk33/43736/50414/35115/492
 HR (95% CI)0.72 (0.38–1.35)0.74 (0.40–1.38)0.42 (0.20–0.88)0.37 (0.18–0.77)
  • Multivariate adjustments include age, sex, BMI, diabetes duration, current smoking habit, current alcohol intake, LTPA, sleep duration, HbA1c, UACR, systolic blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, history of CVD and cancer.

  • BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; LTPA, leisure-time physical activity; UACR, urinary albumin creatinine ratio.